China's Railway Diplomacy from the Perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative:Historical Evolution,Type Characteristics and Path Innovation
The joint development of the Belt and Road Initiative has promoted all-round and multi-field connectivity.With facil-ity connectivity as a priority area of the joint development of the Initiative,railway construction is actually its key link.China's railway diplomacy from the perspective of the Initiative has gone through the preparation period,the initial period and the accel-eration period,including three types of projects of strategic assistance,strategic investment and strategic interaction.It has been innovative in three aspects:concept,mechanism and methodology.China has promoted railway diplomacy under the framework of the Initiative,which has brought new development opportunities to the countries along the Belt and Road,and also deepened strategic mutual trust between China and them.China's Railway diplomacy carries the vision of connecting the world through the Initiative and has written a wonderful chapter in building a human community with a shared future.
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