The 6th Session of the Leading Group of Hunan Advancing "Belt and Road" Initiative (BRI) and International Cooperation on Production Capacity was held in Changsha on June 10, 2022. Li Dianxun, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and executive vice governor of Hunan Province, and He Baoxiang, vice governor of Hunan Province, attended. 

The meeting pointed out that in the current world, the scientific and technological innovation landscape is being rapidly reshaped, the economic competition pattern deeply adjusted, and the uncertain, unstable, and unpredictable international situation has continued to increase. The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. It called for building an all-round opening up paradigm focusing on joint BRI construction, in accordance with the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, in line with the provincial geographical advantages and industrial characteristics, and adhering to the principle of policy guidance, enterprise as main entity, market-based operation, and security guarantee.
 
It emphasized that efforts should be made to:
 
- Expand major cooperation space, comprehensively connect with ASEAN countries, develop the European market, and promote the in-depth economic and trade cooperation between China and Africa;
 
- Vigorously promote the key opening-up channels construction such as the China-Europe freight train cross-border channel, the new ASEAN channel, the Hunan-Guangdong-Africa rail-sea combined transportation channel, the Chenglingji river-sea combined transportation channel, and the air cargo channel;
 
- Give full play to the functions of key opening-up platforms such as the Hunan Pilot Free Trade Zone and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo;
 
- Scientifically advance project construction based on the Hunan Advancing BRI and International Cooperation on Production Capacity Project Base, and focus on planning and implementing an array of “small and outstanding” cooperative projects;
 
- Further strengthen policy guidance, intellectual support, financial matchmaking, legal service, and institutional guarantee, implement the “go global” strategy with a higher quality, and make Hunan’s contributions to the overall BRI construction.
 
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
 
Translator: Yu Jiangjiang
 
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn