China hosted the Second Belt and Road Forum
for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on 25-27 April 2019. Since the
first BRF and during the second one, national governments, local authorities
and enterprises reached a series of cooperation agreements, important measures
and practical results. As the host country, China has put together the most
representative outcomes, and formed a list of deliverables of the second BRF.
The list includes 283 concrete results in six categories, namely, initiatives
proposed or launched by the Chinese side, bilateral and multilateral documents
signed during or immediately before the second BRF, multilateral cooperation
mechanisms under the BRF framework, investment projects and project lists,
financing projects, and projects by local authorities and enterprises.
I. Initiatives Proposed or Launched by the
Chinese Side
1.The Chinese side
issued the Belt and Road Initiative: Progress, Contributions and Prospects.
2.The Organizing
Committee of the 2nd BRF issued the Report on the Findings and Recommendations
from the First Meeting of the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for
International Cooperation.
3.China, relevant
countries and international organizations, as well as representatives of
academic and business communities jointly launched the Beijing Initiative for
the Clean Silk Road.
4.The Chinese
government will implement facilitation arrangements for border entry and exit
for the Belt and Road.
5.China develops
Silk Road theme bonds to facilitate bond market financing by domestic and
foreign entities in support of the Belt and Road Initiative.
6.The China
Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China continue with the Belt and
Road Special Lending Scheme.
7.The Ministry of
Science and Technology of China and science, technology and innovation related
ministries of relevant countries jointly announced the Cooperation Initiative
on Silk Road of Innovation.
8.The Chinese
government will continue to implement the Green Silk Road Envoys Program, which
will train 1,500 environmental officials from the participating countries of
the Belt and Road Initiative in the next three years. The BRI Environmental Big
Data Platform was launched officially. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment
of China established the Belt and Road Environmental Technology Exchange and
Transfer Center.
9.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China launched the Belt and Road Green
Lighting Initiative with the United Nations Development Programme, the United
Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and launched the Belt and Road
Green Cooling Initiative with the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific and the Energy Foundation.
10.The Ministry of
Finance of China published the Debt Sustainability Framework for participating
countries of the Belt and Road Initiative, to jointly enhance debt management
capacity with participating countries of the BRI, and promote sustainable
financing, and sustainable and inclusive growth.
11.China Customs
established a Belt and Road customs information sharing platform and achieved
certificate of origin electronic data networking with Chile, Pakistan,
Singapore and Georgia.
12.The
Standardization Administration of China initiated the establishment of a
national standards information platform among the Belt and Road partner
countries to strengthen the exchange and sharing of standards information.
13.The Chinese
government continues to implement the “Silk Road” Chinese Government
Scholarship Program and increases scholarships for candidates pursuing Master’s
and PhD degrees at Chinese institutes of higher learning.
14.The Chinese
Academy of Sciences launched the Belt and Road Master’s Degree Fellowship
Program.
15.China will
initiate the experience sharing program for Belt and Road partner countries,
inviting 10,000 representatives to China from these countries in the next five
years, including those from political parties, political organizations, think
tanks and social organizations, as well as senior political figures and
scholars.
16.The Ministry of
Science and Technology of China announced the Belt and Road talents exchange
program, supporting 5,000 talents from China and BRI partner countries in
innovation exchange and cooperation in the next five years.
17.China and BRI
partner countries will jointly implement the Belt and Road publications
promotion library program and the Belt and Road copyright transaction project.
18.China and UNESCO
initiated and set up the Silk Road Research Grant project to support young
researchers and scholars.
19.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China and the United Nations Children’s
Fund jointly launched the Declaration on Accelerating the Sustainable
Development Goals for Children through Shared Development in the Belt and Road
partner countries.
20.The Red Cross
Society of China continues with the implementation of the China-Pakistan First
Aid Corridor Program in Pakistan.
21.China will work
with relevant countries to jointly implement the Belt and Road South-South
Cooperation Initiative on Climate Change.
22.The Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China issued the first Belt and Road Bankers Roundtable
Mechanism (BRBR) green bond, and jointly released the Belt and Road Green
Finance Index with relevant members of the BRBR mechanism including the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Credit Agricole Corporate
and Investment Bank and the Mizuho Bank, to further enhance Belt and Road
cooperation on green finance.
23.Hanban of China
will carry out the “Chinese Bridge” Summer Camp for Youths in Belt and Road
partner countries.
24.China will
sponsor the first session of Belt and Road Legal Cooperation Research and
Training Program, co-organize a seminar on business integrity and compliance
with the World Bank, and hold an anti-corruption seminar for Belt and Road
countries.
25.The Shanghai
National Accounting Institute affiliated with the Ministry of Finance of China,
together with the CAREC Institute, the Asian Development Bank and the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, will jointly launch the
China-Central Asia Accounting Elites Exchange Program.
26.China will hold
the Second China International Import Expo in 2019, and hold the Global E-Commerce
Forum during the Expo.
II. Bilateral and Multilateral Documents
Signed during or Immediately before the Second BRF
1.The Chinese
government signed MOUs on Belt and Road cooperation with the governments of
Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Jamaica, Peru, Italy, Barbados, Cyprus
and Yemen.
2.The Chinese
government signed cooperation plans or action plans with the governments of
Serbia, Djibouti, Mongolia, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea and the
African Union, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, and the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
3.The Chinese
government will sign the Cooperation Plan on Industrial Capacity and Investment
with the government of Kazakhstan.
4.The Chinese
government signed tax treaties and protocols with the governments of Kenya,
Sweden and Chile.
5.The Chinese
government signed transport cooperation documents with the governments of
Pakistan, Liberia, Nepal, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia,Saudi
Arabia,Laos and Kazakhstan.
6.The Chinese
government signed cooperation agreements on science, technology and innovation
with the governments of Laos, Bulgaria, Latvia, Salvador and Panama, and signed
the Action Plan on China-Israel Innovation Cooperation with the government of
Israel.
7.The Chinese government
signed cultural exchange and cooperation agreements with the governments of
Niger, Pakistan, Namibia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Guinea, and will sign
cooperation documents on preventing theft, clandestine excavation and illicit
import and export of cultural property with the governments of Nepal and
Romania.
8.The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of China signed the MOU with the United Nations Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on the Belt and Road Initiative for
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
9.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the MOU on Establishing the
China-Hungary Cooperation Center under the Framework of Bilateral Cooperation
Plan of the Belt and Road Initiative with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade of Hungary, and signed the Bilateral Action Plan on Digital Silk Road
Cooperation with the Ministry of Innovation and Technology of Hungary.
10.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the China-Laos Economic Corridor
cooperation document with the Ministry of Plan and Investment of the Lao PDR,
signed a cooperation plan on China-Myanmar Economic Corridor with the Ministry
of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, and signed the Cooperation Plan on
Promoting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridors with the Coordinating
Ministry of Maritime Affairs of Indonesia.
11.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the MOUs on developing
third-party market cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Digital and
Economic Affairs of Austria, the Federal Department of Finance and the Federal
Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of the Swiss
Confederation, and signed the MOU on the Implementation Framework for Enhancing
China-Singapore Third Party Market Cooperation with the Ministry of Trade and
Industry of Singapore.
12.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China issued the Joint Statement on the
Study of China-EU Railway-based Integrated Transport Channels with the European
Commission.
13.The Belt and
Road Initiative Center of the National Development and Reform Commission of
China signed the 2020-2022 cooperation plan on key areas with the Ministry of
Economy and Development of Greece.
14.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the MOU on Strengthening
Cooperation on Jointly Building the Belt and Road Initiative with Siemens
Aktiengesellschaft of Germany.
15.The Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, the Ministry of Agriculture of
Bangladesh, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of Myanmar, the Ministry
of Agricultural and Livestock Development of Nepal, the Ministry of National
Food Security and Research of Pakistan, the Department of Agriculture of the
Philippines,the Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives of Thailand, the Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka and the
Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development of Viet Nam jointly released the
Statement of Intent for Cooperation on Promoting Specification-setting for
Pesticide Quality under the Belt and Road Initiative.
16.The seven
national railways of China, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland and
Russia signed the Rules of Procedures for the Joint Working Group for Transport
of China-Europe Container Trains.
17.The Ministry of
Transport of China signed the MOU on Cooperation for Promoting the Effective
Implementation of Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 through the 21st Century
Maritime Silk Road Initiative with the International Labor Organization. The
State Post Bureau of China signed the MOUs on Strengthening Cooperation in the
Postal and Express Delivery Services in Response to the Belt and Road
Initiative with the National Post Company of Iran, the Ministry of National
Development of Hungary and the Pakistan Post.
18.The Ministry of
Human Resources and Social Security of China signed the MOU on the South-South
Cooperation Under the Framework of the Belt and Road Initiative with the
International Labor Organization.
19.The Ministry of
Emergency Management of China signed the MOU on Developing South-South
Cooperation on Work Safety under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative
with the International Labor Organization.
20.The National
Commission of Supervision of China signed the MOUs on anti-corruption
cooperation with its counterparts of the Philippines and Thailand.
21.The People’s
Bank of China and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed
the MOU on strengthening investment and financing cooperation in third-party
markets.
22.The Ministry of
Commerce of China signed the Trilateral Cooperation Agreement on Renewable
Energy in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka with the United Nations Development Programme,
signed the MOU on the Establishment of the Working Group for the Promotion of
Unimpeded Trade with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, signed the
MOU on the Establishment of Representative Offices of Trade Promotion
Organizations in Each Other’s Country with the Ministry of Industry and Trade
of the Czech Republic, and signed the MOU on the Establishment of Trade Remedy
Cooperation Mechanism with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.
23.The Ministry of
Commerce of China signed the MOU on the Formulation of the Five-Year
Development Plan for Economic and Trade Cooperation with the Ministry of
Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar, and signed the MOU on the
Plan of Cooperation from 2019 to 2023 with the Ministry of Industry and Trade
of Viet Nam.
24.The Ministry of
Finance of China signed bilateral cooperation agreements on accounting and
audit supervision with the Financial Service Agency and the Certified Public
Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board of Japan, and the Securities
Commission Malaysia, to strengthen cross-border accounting and audit regulatory
cooperation.
25.The China
Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission signed the MOUs on supervisory
cooperation with the Central Bank of Armenia, National Bank of Serbia, National
Bank of Georgia, Astana Financial Services Authority (Kazakhstan), Bank of
Mauritius and Labuan Financial Services Authority (Malaysia).
26.The Ministry of
Science and Technology of China signed cooperation documents on science,
technology and innovation with the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and
Technology of Austria, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology of Japan, the Secretariat of Energy of Mexico, the Agency for
International Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Israel, the Ministry of Business, Research and Religious Affairs of Greece, the
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of New Zealand, and signed
cooperation documents on joint research center and joint lab with the Agency
for Science and Technology of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Education and Culture
of Uruguay, the Department of Science and Technology of South Africa, the
Ministry of Science, Technology and Space of Israel, the Council for Science
and Technology of Malta and the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher
Education of Indonesia.
27.The Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology of China signed industry and information
technology cooperation documents with the Ministry of Innovation and Technology
of Hungary, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications
of Brazil, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile and the
Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda.
28.China Customs
signed customs and inspection and quarantine cooperation documents with UNIDO
and the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia,and signed relevant AEO mutual recognition cooperation documents
with the Federal Customs Service of Russia, the State Revenue Committee of the
Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, the State Customs Committee of Belarus and
the Customs General Administration of Mongolia.
29.The National
Energy Administration of China signed energy cooperation documents with the
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland and the Ministry of
Energy of Bulgaria.
30.The China
National Space Administration signed the Declaration of Intent to Cooperate on
the Belt and Road Space Information Corridor with the United Nations
represented by the Office for Outer Space Affairs.
31.The China
Development Bank signed facility cooperation agreements respectively with the
Ministry of Finance of Angola and the Ministry of Finance of Belarus.
32.The
Export-Import Bank of China signed the MOU for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development through the Belt and Road Initiative for bridging
the digital divide with the International Telecommunication Union.
33.The
Export-Import Bank of China signed the agreements on third-party market
cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative with the Mizuho Bank and the
Standard Chartered Bank.
34.The Ministry of
Water Resources of China, the Standardization Administration of China and the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization signed the MOU for
cooperation on promoting international standards for small hydroelectric power
plants.
35.The Standardization
Administration of China signed the Action Plan (2019-2021) on Technical
Cooperation Program with the Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality
Organization. The China-Russia Civil Aircraft Standards Coordination Working
Group signed the Mutual Recognition Catalogue of China-Russia Civil Aircraft
Standards. The Certification and Accreditation Administration of China signed a
memorandum of agreement with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific and Ente Nazionale Mechanizzazione Agricola.
36.The National
Radio and Television of China and the Arab States Broadcasting Union signed the
Framework Agreement for Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
37.The Development
Research Center of the State Council of China jointly approved with 54
international members and partners of the Silk Road Think Tank Network the
Three-Year Work Plan for the Silk Road Think Tank Network (2019-2021).
38.The China NGO
Network for International Exchanges will launch the Silk Road Community
Building Initiative, encouraging NGOs along the Belt and Road to establish 500
pairs of cooperation partnerships, and undertaking 200 livelihood cooperation
projects in developing countries along the Belt and Road in the next two years.
39.The World
Tourism Cities Federation and the West Africa Tourism Organization signed a
cooperation framework agreement.
40.The Chinese side
further developed the Maritime Silk Road Index by releasing the CHINA-CEEC
Trade Index (CCTI) and Ningbo Port Index (NPI).
41.China and Russia
piloted the “one-unit” financial settlement financing rules for international
rail transport.
42.China, the
United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and Finance Center for
South-South Cooperation set up the “Air Silk Road” South-South Partnership Alliance
and signed a cooperation agreement.
III. Multilateral Cooperation Mechanisms
under the BRF Framework
1.China, together
with 33 representatives from government transportation and customs departments,
key port enterprises, port authorities and terminal operators from 13
countries, including Egypt, Sri Lanka, UAE, Latvia, Slovenia, Belgium, Spain,
Fiji, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Romania and Singapore, jointly set up
the Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Mechanism and released the Ningbo Initiative
on the Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation.
2.Major financial
institutions of China, the UK, France, Singapore, Pakistan, the UAE, Hong Kong
SAR and other countries and regions signed up to the Green Investment
Principles for Belt and Road Development.
3.The Ministry of
Finance of China in collaboration with the Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Corporación Andina de Fomento, the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank,
the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural
Development and the World Bank Group established the Multilateral Cooperation
Center for Development Finance.
4.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China and the Union Nations Development
Programme co-initiated the Belt and Road Innovation and Development Platform
project, authorizing the China Development Bank to execute in name of the
Innovation and Development Center under the project.
5.China and the
accounting standards-setting bodies of Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia, Laos, Nepal,
New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Viet Nam jointly established the Belt and
Road Accounting Standards Cooperation Mechanism and launched the Initiative on
Promoting Accounting Standards Cooperation among Participating Countries of the
BRI.
6.The State
Taxation Administration of China, the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry
of Finance of Kazakhstan, and the competent tax authorities of other related
countries (regions) held the first conference of the Belt and Road Initiative
Tax Administration Cooperation Forum (BRITACOF), signed the MOU on the
Establishment of the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation
Mechanism, and established the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration
Cooperation Mechanism (BRITACOM).
7.The Ministry of
Ecology and Environment of China jointly launched the BRI International Green
Development Coalition with the environmental departments of 25 countries
(including Angola, Armenia, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Gambia,
Guatemala, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Togo and United Arab
Emirates), international organizations (including the United Nations
Environment Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), research institutions
and businesses.
8.The China
National Intellectual Property Administration and the intellectual property
authorities of 49 BRI partner countries including the Federal Service for
Intellectual Property of Russia, the Intellectual Property Organization of
Pakistan, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Lao PDR, the Intellectual
Property Office of Singapore, the Polish Patent Office, the Hungarian Intellectual
Property Office, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia and the
Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand,
jointly announced the Joint Statement on Pragmatic Cooperation in the Field of
Intellectual Property among Countries along the Belt and Road.
9.China established
the Belt and Road Energy Partnership with 28 countries including Algeria,
Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Equatorial Guinea, Iraq, Kuwait, Laos, Malta,
Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Venezuela, Gambia,
Cape Verde, the Republic of Congo, Mongolia, Suriname, Tonga, Cambodia, Chad,
Serbia, Kyrgyzstan and Hungary.
10.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China (China Center for Urban Development)
jointly built the Belt and Road Sustainable Cities Alliance with the
UN-Habitat, the WHO, UCLG-ASPAC, Eurocities and the Energy Foundation .
11.The China
Council for the Promotion of International Trade, China Chamber of
International Commerce, together with the industrial and commercial
organizations and legal service agencies from over 30 countries and regions
including the European Union, Italy, Singapore, Russia, Belgium, Mexico,
Malaysia, Poland, Bulgaria and Myanmar jointly established the International Commercial
Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO).
12.The China
Earthquake Administration, together with its counterparts from 13 countries and
relevant international organizations including Armenia, Mongolia, Russia,
Pakistan, Kazakhstan, the Asian Seismological Commission and the African
Seismological Commission, jointly established the Working Mechanism for the
Belt and Road Earthquake Risk Reduction Cooperation.
13.China Customs
initiated a “Customs-Train Operators Partnership for Secure and Expedited
Clearance of CR Express Carried Goods (C-TOP).
14.The China
Development Bank established the Association of China-LAC Development Financial
Institutions.
15.The Chinese
National Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO co-organized the International Youth
Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads, and released the
Changsha Initiative.
16.The Chinese
Academy of Sciences launched the Alliance of International Science
Organizations in the Belt and Road Region with 37 national scientific
institutions in the Belt and Road Region and international organizations,
including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences of Belgium, the Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences (BAS), the University of Chile, the National Academy of Sciences of
the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Kyrgyzstan, the University of Auckland, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, the
Russian Academy of Sciences, the University of Peradeniya of Sri Lanka, the
National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand and the European
Academy of Sciences and Arts.
17.The National
Museum of China and 157 museums or institutes from 33 countries and regions
including Russia, the UK, Italy, Azerbaijan and Ethiopia, jointly established
the International Alliance of Museums of the Silk Road (IAMS) and signed the
Framework Agreement on IAMS Exhibition Cooperation.
18.The National
Library of China and libraries from 26 countries and regions including
Mongolia, Singapore, Brunei and Tajikistan, jointly established the Silk Road
International Library Alliance and adopted the Chengdu Initiative of the Silk
Road International Library Alliance.
19.The China
Shanghai International Arts Festival and 159 arts festivals and institutions
from 40 countries and regions including Croatia, Bulgaria, Morocco and Saudi
Arabia, jointly set up the Network of Silk Road Arts Festivals and published
the 2018 Future Plans of the Network of Silk Road Arts Festivals.
20.The China Arts
and Entertainment Group and 106 theaters and cultural entities from 37
countries and regions including Russia, the EU, Japan and the Philippines,
jointly set up the Silk Road International League of Theatres (SRILT) and
adopted the Initiative on the Mutual Development of SRILT.
21.The National Art
Museum of China and 21 art museums or major fine arts institutions from 18
countries including Russia, the Republic of Korea, Greece, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Hungary, Turkey,
Moldova, Armenia and Poland, jointly founded the Silk Road International
Alliance of Art Museums and Galleries.
22.Relevant Chinese
think tanks jointly launched the Belt and Road Studies Network (BRSN) with
Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University, Indonesia’s Center for Strategic and
International Studies, Bulgaria’s National Association for the Belt and Road,
the African Center for Economic Transformation, the East Asian Institute of the
National University of Singapore, the New Silk Road Institute of the Republic
of Korea, Russia’s Valdai Discussion Club and Harvard’s Ash Center of the
United States.
23.The Belt and
Road Publishing Cooperation was co-founded by China and publishers, academic
institutions and professional associations of relevant countries and regions.
The Belt and Road Initiative Documentary Consortium was jointly founded by
China and relevant countries. The Belt and Road News Network was jointly
developed by the People’s Daily and media organizations from relevant
countries. The International Communication Award on the Belt and Road was
launched.
24.The Xinhua New
Agency and 32 institutions including Polska Agencja Prasowa, Class Editori, the
Interfax Group and the Azerbaijan State News Agency jointly established the
Belt and Road Economic Information Partnership.
25.China and the
United Nations Development Programme jointly carried out the BRI Sustainable
Investment Facility Project and conducted pilot projects in such countries as
Ethiopia.
26.The Chinese
Academy of Sciences launched the Silk Road Environment Program, under which
scientists from countries along the Belt and Road study the pathways and
scientific solutions of green Silk Road development.
27.The China-IMF
Capacity Development Center, a collaborative project by the People’s Bank of
China and International Monetary Fund, reached consensus with the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development on jointly strengthening capacity building
for the monetary authorities in Belt and Road partner countries, with the first
joint training session held in mid-April at the IMF Joint Vienna Institute. The
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will provide training on economic
policies for member institutions under the Belt and Road Regular Inter-bank
Cooperation Mechanism, and the Bank of China will continue to organize Belt and
Road international financial cooperation and exchange seminars.
IV. Investment Projects and Project Lists
1.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed documents on priority
projects lists of production capacity and investment cooperation respectively
with relevant government departments of Kazakhstan, Egypt, Mozambique,
Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines, and signed the framework agreement of
production capacity with the government of Uganda.
2.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the document on the projects
list (3rd round) of developing third-party market cooperation with the Treasury
of France.
3.The National Development
and Reform Commission of China signed the document on the priority promotion
projects list (2nd round) with the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Czech
Republic.
4.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the document on the early
harvest projects list of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor with the Ministry of
Plan and Finance of Myanmar.
5.The National
Development and Reform Commission of China signed the memorandum of cooperation
on construction of the connection project of Nongkai-Vientiane railway with the
Ministry of Transportation of Thailand and the Ministry of Public Works and
Transportation of the Lao PDR.
6.The China
Communications Construction Company signed the MOU on East-Coast Railway
industrial park, infrastructure, logistic centers and development cooperation
along the line with the Malaysian Investment Promotion Agency.
7.The China Railway
Group Limited handed over the Feasibility Study Report (Technical Part) of the
Muse-Mandalay Railway to the Ministry of Transport and Communications of
Myanmar.
8.The Silk Road
Fund of China established co-investment platforms with the International
Company for Water and Power Projects of Saudi Arabia, the Three Gorges
Corporation and the International Finance Corporation of China and the General
Electric of the United States. The Silk Road Fund is establishing a
co-investment platform with the Surbana Jurong Private Limited of Singapore.
9.The Silk Road
Fund launched co-investment funds with the European Investment Fund and the
Trail Capital respectively, and participated in the KKR Global Impact Fund, the
Warburg Pincus Financial Sector Fund, and the African Infrastructure Investment
Fund 3.
10.The Silk Road
Fund invested in the DEWA Concentrated Solar Power Project, the Astana
International Exchange and the Yamal LNG Project, and co-financed Oman’s
National Fiber Optic Broadband Network Project with the Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank. The Silk Road Fund is investing in the Samarkand International
Convention and Cultural Tourism Project and an Uzbek oil and gas project.
11.The China
Investment Corporation co-launches with relevant countries and enterprises
bilateral funds including the China-US Industrial Cooperation Fund, the
China-Japan Industrial Cooperation Fund, the China-Italy Industrial Cooperation
Fund and the China-France Industrial Cooperation Fund.
12.The China
Everbright Group will co-launch the Belt and Road Initiative Green Investment
Fund with financial institutions of relevant countries.
13.The China
Investment Corporation invests in Logicor, Mid Europa Fund V, Changi AIP, the
Russian part of the cross-border railway bridge over Heilongjiang River, Nam
Dinh 1 BOT Thermal Power Plant Project and Vena Energy.
14.The China
International Capital Corporation and the Moscow Exchange signed a memorandum
on strategic cooperation and assisted Kazatomprom in completing its GDR listing
on LSE.
15.The China
Reinsurance (Group) Corporation and Fildelidade - Companhia De Seguros, S.A.
will sign a memorandum of understanding on insurance and reinsurance business
related to the BRI.
16.The China
Development Bank and the Hareer City and Boubyan Island Development Agency of
Kuwait signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Development and
Construction Cooperation of the “Hareer City and Five Islands” between the
Hareer City and Boubyan Island Development Agency of Kuwait and the China
Development Bank.
17.The China
Export&Credit Insurance Corporation signed the Strategic Cooperation
Framework Agreement with the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and BNP
Paribas.
V. Financing Projects
1.The China
Development Bank signed loan agreements respectively with relevant institutions
of Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Turkey for highway, mining and power projects, and
entered into financing cooperation agreements respectively with the Belarus
Bank, Banco Security of Chile and the People’s Bank of Sri Lanka.
2.The China-Africa
Development Fund signed an agreement on automobile investment in Africa with
relevant parties including Foton Motor.
3.The Export-Import
Bank of China signed loan agreements on road projects with the Ministry of
Finance of Serbia, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia and the
KazAvtoZhol of Kazakhstan respectively, on bridge rail link and pipeline
projects with the Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh, on photovoltaic and
hydroelectric power plant projects with the Ministry of Finance of Argentina
and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Guinea respectively,
on steel plant project with the Ministry of Development Planning of Bolivia, on
railway projects with the Ministry of Transport of Egypt and the Federal
Ministry of Finance of Nigeria respectively, and signed working capital
facility agreements with the AL Khalij Commercial Bank of Qatar and the Global
Bank Corporation of Panama.
4.The Export-Import
Bank of China provided syndicated loans to the MTN Nigeria Communications with
the Credit Suisse AG, and to the Coral South FLNG Project in Mozambique
together with the KEXIM, the SACE and the COFACE.
VI. Projects by Local Authorities and
Enterprises
Local authorities and
enterprises built the China-Serbia Friendship Industrial Park in Serbia;
developed Industry and Sci-tech Cooperation Project of China-UAE Industrial
Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Zone; developed Cambodian Sihanoukville
Special Economic Zone industry upgrade and social development cooperation
program; invested in and constructed Zhongtai New Silk Road Tajikistan
Agriculture Industrial Park in Tajikistan; implemented the PhaseⅡof Diamniadio
Integrated Industrial Park in Senegal; upgraded and constructed the Project of
Chan Mya Shwe Pyi Bus Terminal in Mandalay, Myanmar; invested in and
constructed the Belt and Road Logistics and Trade Complex in the Unites Arab
Emirates; acquired Tata Steel Southeast Asian Plants in Singapore and Thailand;
undertook with Saudi Aramco the Fine Chemicals and Raw Materials Engineering
Project in Panjin, Liaoning Province, China; built Tharcoal block-178MTPA
open-pit coal mine & 2*660MW coal-based power plant integrate project in
Pakistan; invested in and constructed the project of high-performance radial
tires with an annual output of 13.62 million in Serbia; developed 1.5mtpa
cement clinker project in Nepal; engaged in laterite nickel ore for
battery-grade nickel chemical (nickel sulfate crystal with an annual output of
50,000 tons of nickel) production in Indonesia; constructed PTA/PET project in
Saudi Arabia; developed a healthcare medical diagnostic integrated project in
Kenya; and constructed China-Uzbekistan Medical Science and Technology Park in
Uzbekistan.