Their intersection is a community of destiny, and their union is a new opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region.

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　　One is the concept of development initiatives that advocate mutual consultation, sharing and joint construction, and the other is the highest-level economic and trade cooperation mechanism in the Asia-Pacific region with the widest scope and the greatest influence. Coupled with APEC, which has 21 members on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, most of its member countries are located along the Belt and Road. Therefore, since the "Belt and Road Initiative" was put forward in 2013, it has formed an indissoluble bond with APEC.

　　In September and October of 2013, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader put forward the idea of building the "New Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" respectively, emphasizing that relevant countries should build a mutually beneficial and win-win "community of interests" and a "community of destiny" with common development and prosperity. This coincides with the theme of the 2013 APEC meeting "Vibrant Asia-Pacific, Global Engine".

　　Open the map of the world and take a closer look at the "Belt and Road", the longest economic corridor in the world. It originated in China and runs through Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia and even parts of Europe, leading the Asia-Pacific economic circle in the east and the European economic circle in the west. It is the economic belt with the greatest development potential in the world. From the perspective of developing the economy, improving people’s livelihood, coping with the financial crisis and accelerating transformation and upgrading, the future and destiny of countries along the route have never been so closely linked and shared.

　　The Chairman of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech at the 2013 APEC meeting. He pointed out: "Faced with severe challenges such as increasing economic downside risks and financial market turmoil, it is necessary to mobilize more funds for infrastructure construction in order to maintain sustained and stable economic growth and promote regional interconnection and economic integration." "One Belt, One Road" is not only an initiative to realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but also a common cause of all countries along the route, which is conducive to transforming advantages such as political mutual trust, geographical proximity and economic complementarity into advantages of pragmatic cooperation and sustained growth. In 2013, the trade volume between China and the Belt and Road countries exceeded US$ 1 trillion, accounting for a quarter of China’s total foreign trade.

　　2014 is an important year for the APEC meeting and the Belt and Road Initiative. One year after it was put forward, the "One Belt, One Road" initiative has entered a new stage of pragmatic cooperation and comprehensive promotion, opening a new window of opportunity for countries along the route to complement each other and benefit each other.

　　Promote the realization of "five links" in the region. When the Silk Road awareness took root in countries along the route, countries have effectively connected their development initiatives with the "Belt and Road" and moved forward together towards the future. This year’s APEC meeting was held in Beijing, with the theme of "promoting together and deepening cooperation". As the initiator of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has also taken on more responsibilities in promoting construction. As the Chairman of the Supreme Leader said in his speech at the meeting, "China is willing to work with other countries to promote ‘ Belt and Road ’ Construction, deeper participation in the process of regional cooperation, and new contributions to Asia-Pacific connectivity, development and prosperity. "

　　In his speech, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader also announced that China will invest 40 billion US dollars to set up the Silk Road Fund to provide investment and financing support for infrastructure construction, resource development, industrial cooperation and other related projects along the Belt and Road. This is a cooperation based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win, so that the world can share the dividend, inclusive development, opportunities, challenges and prosperity from the development of China.

　　At the APEC meeting in 2015, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader described the progress of the Belt and Road with "the momentum has risen and the effect is beginning to show": "Two years ago, I proposed to jointly build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. In the past two years, ‘ Belt and Road ’ It has received positive response and participation from more than 60 countries and international organizations. " After that, warm applause rang out from the audience.

　　At this time, the recovery of the world economy is weak, the demand is weak, and there are still many uncertainties. The Asia-Pacific economy is also facing major challenges such as structural adjustment. China, which has just adopted the 13th Five-Year Plan, has integrated China’s five development concepts of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing in the next five years into the Belt and Road Initiative.

　　According to the government work report in 2016, in 2015, the "Belt and Road" construction achieved remarkable results, the pace of international capacity cooperation accelerated, and China’s equipment such as high-speed rail and nuclear power made breakthrough progress. Pakistan Economic Corridor Construction, Jakarta — Bandung High-speed Railway Cooperation Framework Agreement, Zhongta Highway Phase II, Central Asia Natural Gas Pipeline Line D, Moscow-Kazan High-speed Railway, China-Laos Railway, China-Thailand Railway, China-Myanmar kyaukpyu … … A series of projects were built in an orderly manner.

　　"Three years ago, I proposed ‘ Belt and Road ’ The initiative is to focus on interconnection, promote the free and convenient flow of production factors, build a multi-platform for cooperation, and achieve win-win and shared development. Up to now, more than 100 countries and international organizations have actively participated in and supported, forming a like-minded, friendly and dynamic ‘ Friends circle ’ . The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank opened for operation, the Silk Road Fund was successfully established, and a large number of major projects were put into practice, resulting in huge economic and social benefits. " At the APEC meeting in 2016, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader summed up the development achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative in the past three years.

　　On November 10th and 11th this year, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader went to Da Nang, Vietnam and was invited to attend the APEC meeting. The theme of this conference is "high-quality growth and human development", aiming at finding new solutions for the development of the Asia-Pacific region and even the world. This is once again "connected" with the main goal of the "Belt and Road" to promote sustainable economic development: to achieve sustainable economic development, we must emphasize mutual tolerance and harmonious coexistence, so that more countries and wider people can share economic achievements, thus mobilizing the enthusiasm of all countries and people along the route to participate in the "Belt and Road" construction and providing long-term impetus for economic development.

　　In 2016, when the "Belt and Road" was fully implemented, the construction was from scratch, from point to point, and the progress and achievements exceeded expectations: infrastructure construction cooperation was rapidly promoted, and landmark projects blossomed in an all-round way; Capacity cooperation continues to deepen, and the initiative docking is further promoted; The momentum of trade and investment cooperation is good, and the figures are bright; Positive progress has been made in the construction of free trade zone … … The rapid development of the Belt and Road Initiative and related international capacity cooperation not only boosted the confidence and confidence of China enterprises to invest in Asia, Africa and Europe, especially in developing economies, but also enhanced the enthusiasm and willingness of partner countries to attract investment from China.

　　In 2017, the pace of the "Belt and Road" continued to move forward. At the "One Belt, One Road" summit forum in May this year, more than 270 achievements were achieved, mainly covering five categories, namely, policy communication, facility connectivity, smooth trade, financial intermediation and popular support, with a total of 76 items. The progress is smooth and fruitful, which has been widely welcomed and highly praised by the international community.

　　Not long ago, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China just concluded successfully, and Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought, the supreme leader in the new era, was established, drawing a new blueprint for China’s development. Standing at an important historical node in the new era, China’s development will bring new opportunities to the Asia-Pacific region and promote its common prosperity.

　　Then, at the upcoming 25th APEC Informal Leaders’ Meeting, how will the Chairman of the Supreme Leader tell the sequel to the Belt and Road story? The eyes of the world are full of expectation. (Text/Liu Chang)