Xi’s New Silk Road Forum Sets Chinese Tone for Globalization 2.0
- Draft communique promotes China’s trade and economic positions
- Some diplomats say other countries’ input in draft was limited
Xi Jinping's 'One Belt, One Road' Initiative
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China will ask 28 world leaders to sign on to President Xi Jinping’s signature initiative on globalization, bolstering a range of Chinese foreign policy objectives, according to people familiar with the draft communique. Not everyone is yet in agreement.
The Belt and Road Forum is Xi’s cornerstone initiative to connect China with Europe, Asia and Africa through infrastructure projects. Not only is it a showcase for Xi’s globalization credentials that he championed in a speech at Davos in January, but the high-profile event will also serve as a counterpoint to America’s inward pivot under President Donald Trump.