Gao Xin knew little about Pakistan before he arrived there to help complete the first energy project of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
World's longest continuous train journey that starts from China's Yiwu, crisscrosses eight countries in Asia and Europe before reaching its final destination Madrid, has not only opened a new path in Belt and Road Initiative, but also transformed the global freight trade.
About 200 billion yuan ($32 billion) will be spent to develop civil aviation projects linked to the Belt and Road Initiative in a move to increase regional connectivity.
China-proposed Belt and Road initiative will provide a "crucial" opportunity for the development of Europe, and especially for the port of Antwerp, said the president of the Port of Antwerp, Marc Van Peel, during a recent interview with Xinhua.
A freight train hauling 49 containers of cargo worth $3 million began a 9,820-km journey from Harbin, Heilongjiang province to the German port city of Hamburg.
Chinese "Belt and Road" initiative will give greater possibility for Cambodia to access loans for infrastructure connectivity development, boost trade, and encourage more Chinese investors and tourists to Cambodia.
The connectivity of infrastructure is a priority for implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, according to an action plan unveiled Saturday.
The construction of a second airport at Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, will help to create an air Silk Road to Europe, a senior official said on Saturday.
The maiden investment from China's $40 billion Silk Road Fund, in a Pakistani hydropower project, has fired the starting gun for an institution expected to help strengthen international connections in the region.
Chinese contractors need to broaden their business models to capture markets along the "One Belt, One Road" initiative routes, officials said on Friday.
