March 28, 2017

"Visiting Premier Li Keqiang witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between China and New Zealand under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative on Monday. This is the first agreement of its kind China has inked with a developed Western economy, indicating China's initiative is gaining both popularity and substantial progress.

The initiative, put forward by President Xi Jinping in 2013, aims to revive the ancient overland and maritime Silk Road trade routes with a focus on infrastructure and trade. The initiative is increasingly looked upon as a way of resurrecting the globalization trend and achieving common development, and a growing number of countries are participating in it."

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