Xinhua: Time to loosen "constricting belt" over self-centered mentality
Updated: 2018-11-23 16:35
Because China used to be in a situation stricken by poverty, thirsty for funds and technologies, it aspires to share its development opportunities with others with no strings, China has no intention to compete against any country, Xinhua News Agency reported.
US Vice-President Mike Pence has spared no efforts to disparage "some other nations" when presenting his country's infrastructure financing at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Papua New Guinea. His viewpoint that Washington does not offer "a constricting belt or a one-way road" has been quoted by media reports as "a clear swipe at China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)."
As China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said, China welcomes the United States' commitment to supporting regional infrastructure and hopes the promise won't fail in practice.
When Chinese leaders say the country supports an open and inclusive world economy, it's not just wishful thinking, China and the Chinese learned their lesson the hard way.
With interdependence serving as the underlying principle of our world, no single country can sustain itself by seeking to feud with its major trade partners, no matter how capable, how wealthy and how dominant it might appear. It is time to loosen "constricting belt" over self-centered mentality, Xinhua reported.
Because China used to be in a situation stricken by poverty, thirsty for funds and technologies, it aspires to share its development opportunities with others with no strings, China has no intention to compete against any country, Xinhua News Agency reported.
US Vice-President Mike Pence has spared no efforts to disparage "some other nations" when presenting his country's infrastructure financing at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Papua New Guinea. His viewpoint that Washington does not offer "a constricting belt or a one-way road" has been quoted by media reports as "a clear swipe at China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)."
As China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said, China welcomes the United States' commitment to supporting regional infrastructure and hopes the promise won't fail in practice.
When Chinese leaders say the country supports an open and inclusive world economy, it's not just wishful thinking, China and the Chinese learned their lesson the hard way.
With interdependence serving as the underlying principle of our world, no single country can sustain itself by seeking to feud with its major trade partners, no matter how capable, how wealthy and how dominant it might appear. It is time to loosen "constricting belt" over self-centered mentality, Xinhua reported.
