# Belt and Road
Latest news and articles about Belt and Road
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At Two Sessions, Beijing Casts Itself as a Stabiliser — and a Provider of ‘Chinese Solutions’
At its Two Sessions diplomatic press conference, Beijing presented itself as a confident stabiliser and a source of practical development solutions for the Global South. Officials rejected unilateral force and promoted China’s model and initiatives ahead of a busy 2026 diplomatic calendar, while signalling the desire for managed competition with other great powers.
China’s Contractors Want Their Own Rulebook for Belt and Road Projects, Urges Mo Dingge
Mo Dingge, chairman of China Chemical Engineering Group and an NPC deputy, urged China to develop a bespoke Belt and Road contract template, align financing with contract milestones, and create a contract support centre to protect outbound projects. He also called for stronger laws, standards and financial support to lift the domestic biodegradable materials industry and curb pseudo‑degradable products.
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: Accelerating Tech Self-Reliance, High-Quality Growth and a Stronger State Role
China’s draft 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) focuses on technology self-reliance, high‑quality growth, digital and green transitions, and strengthened national security under continued party leadership. It balances domestic resilience with selective openness and frames the next five years as critical to meeting broader 2035 goals.
Beijing Pushes Consumption, Legal Certainty and Tech Self‑Reliance as NPC Sets Out '15th Five' Agenda
At the NPC press conference opening the 14th session, Beijing framed the '15th Five' era around boosting consumption, deepening rule‑based openness for foreign investors, and accelerating technological self‑reliance, especially in AI. Lawmaking — including a national development planning law and an ecological environment code — is being used to lock in those strategic priorities and offer regulatory predictability.
Khamenei’s Killing and the Great Power Response: How a Decapitation Strike Is Accelerating Sino‑Russian Alignment
A reported U.S.-led strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader has provoked immediate retaliation claims from Tehran and an urgent diplomatic response from Beijing and Moscow. China and Russia condemned the killing, coordinated positions, and warned against normalising targeted regime‑change, a dynamic that could deepen Sino‑Russian cooperation and make the Middle East far more volatile.
Classmates in the South Pacific: How China’s Diplomats Turn Local Ties into Strategic Reach
Two veteran Chinese diplomats, classmates from the same foreign‑affairs academy, describe how their careers came to intersect in the South Pacific, where China has deepened ties with island states through disaster relief, high‑level visits and diplomatic initiatives. Their story illustrates Beijing’s broader effort to translate ideological and strategic priorities — from the Maritime Silk Road to the "community of shared future" — into practical influence in a geopolitically sensitive region.
Overseas on Lunar New Year: China’s Builders Keep Belt-and-Road Projects Running — and Winning Hearts
Chinese construction crews maintained major Belt-and-Road projects through the Lunar New Year, combining round‑the‑clock work with cultural outreach to local partners. The narrative underscores both immediate economic gains from new roads, railways and power grids and Beijing’s broader strategy to cement influence through visible, people‑centred infrastructure delivery.
China to Host Uruguay’s President Orsi in First State Visit, Pushing Strategic Partnership and Belt and Road Ties
China has invited Uruguay’s President Orsi for a state visit during which Xi Jinping will discuss strengthening a comprehensive strategic partnership and advancing Belt and Road cooperation. The trip is a diplomatic milestone that could yield trade and infrastructure deals, while also reflecting Beijing’s broader push to deepen ties in Latin America amid great‑power competition.
China to Open Service Sectors, Launch Overseas One‑Stop Platform and Promote Digital Trade in 2026 Push for Market Expansion
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced a service‑focused opening for 2026 that includes pilot liberalisation of telecoms, healthcare and education, a national one‑stop overseas platform for outbound firms, and a push to build a national digital trade demonstration zone with interoperable standards. The package aims to attract foreign investment, deepen digital trade, and leverage China’s large domestic market while advancing multilateral engagement at the WTO.
Teaching Diplomacy: How China Is Training a New Generation to Tell Its Story
Chinese universities are reframing political education to teach students how to translate national diplomacy into everyday stories and lived experience. Through fieldwork, debates and overseas internships, educators aim to produce a generation able to explain and embody China’s global role in tangible, relatable terms.
Shandong Surpasses 10 Trillion RMB: A Chinese Province Now Rivals Medium‑Sized Economies
Shandong reported 2025 GDP of about 10.32 trillion RMB, roughly $1.48 trillion at current exchange rates, placing it among the world’s largest subnational economies. The milestone reflects deep industrial roots, deliberate upgrading toward high‑tech sectors, institutional reforms and an emphasis on regional coordination and green transition, but significant challenges remain in sustaining high‑quality, low‑carbon growth.
China’s Trade Map Shifts Inland: Anhui Joins the Trillion‑RMB Club, Driving a New Industrial Geography
Anhui became the first central Chinese province to surpass 1 trillion RMB in annual trade in 2025, joining eight coastal provinces already in that bracket and reflecting a broader geographic rebalancing of China’s export base. The province’s surge is powered by large‑scale manufacturing — notably automobiles, batteries and photovoltaics — industrial revenue growth, and deeper market diversification into ASEAN and Belt‑and‑Road countries.