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nd peopletopeople exchanges. As a result, early harvest has been fruitful. A growing number of countries and international organizations have participated in the building of the Belt and Road. China has signed cooperative agreements with more than 30 countries and launched manufacturing and production capacity cooperation with more than 20 countries along the routes. The financial cooperation represented by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund is making steady headway. A number of landmark projects are being implemented. Peopletopeople interactions in the fields of culture, education, science and technology, tourism and merce are increasing. We should note that outes, in terms of speed and scale of the Belt and Road Initiative, have been better than expected. Now, we have a clearer vision on the prospects of this initiative and are more confident in acplishing it. First, we see a broadened consensus on theBelt and Road Initiative. There is always a process for one to understand a new concept. With theBelt and Road Initiative, China hopes to share development opportunities with countries along the routes and support the mon prosperity of these countries. Currently, theBelt and Road has mostly pleted the planning stage and is taking steps of concrete implementation and sustainable development. There is a wider consensus of the international munity that the initiative answers the call of our times for peace and development and conforms to the aspiration of relevant countries to speed up development. It will help advance economic growth along the routes and boost global economic prosperity, helping to maintain region