Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
Participants of the 2017 BRI Forum
Host country China
Date14–15 May 2017
CitiesBeijing
Precedes2019 Belt and Road Forum
Website2017.beltandroadforum.org

The 1st Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held between 14 and 15 May 2017 in Beijing, China. The summit drew 29 foreign heads of state and government and representatives from more than 130 countries and 70 international organizations.[1]

Agenda and activities

The purpose of the forum is described by Wang Xiaotao, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, in an interview with Xinhua as building "a more open and efficient international cooperation platform; a closer, stronger partnership network; and to push for a more just, reasonable and balanced international governance system."[2] Western media coverage portrays the forum in a similar way with CNN referring to the event under the headline "China's new world order" and the Los Angeles Times running the article "Globalization 2.0: How China's two-day summit aims to shape a new world order".[3][4]

At the Forum's opening ceremony, Chinese leader Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of developing a Digital Silk Road:[5]

We should pursue innovation-driven development and intensify cooperation in frontier areas such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and quantum computing, and advance the development of big data, cloud computing, and smart cities, so as to turn them into a Digital Silk Road of the 21st Century.

Participants and representatives

Heads of state and government

China People's Republic of China (Host):

The forum is attended by 29 foreign heads of state and government and their respective delegations:[6]

Heads of international organizations

Ministerial level

The online magazine The Diplomat documents the following incomplete list of ministerial level attendees.[6]

Venues

In 2017, the events were held at National Convention Center in the urban Chaoyang District and Yanqi Lake International Convention Center and Jixian hall at Yanqi Lake Conference Center in the outer suburb Huairou District.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Belt and Road Forum to bring about fresh ideas". State Council of the People's Republic of China. May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Belt and Road forum agenda set". Xinhua News Agency. April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "China's new world order: Xi, Putin and others meet for Belt and Road Forum". CNN. May 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Globalization 2.0: How China's two-day summit aims to shape a new world order". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Parzyan, Anahit (2023). "China's Digital Silk Road: Empowering Capabilities for Digital Leadership in Eurasia". China and Eurasian Powers in a Multipolar World Order 2.0: Security, Diplomacy, Economy and Cyberspace. Mher Sahakyan. New York: Routledge. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-003-35258-7. OCLC 1353290533.
  6. ^ a b "Belt and Road Attendees List". The Diplomat. May 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation – General Assembly of the United". United Nations. May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "Interpol to help promote security along Belt & Road". China Radio International. May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Belt and Road Forum for Int'l Cooperation". China Internet Information Center. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "China, UNESCO to enhance cooperation on Belt and Road". Xinhua News Agency. May 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  11. ^ "Liu Yandong meets with WHO Director-General Margaret Chan". National Health and Family Planning Commission. May 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-22.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "List of Deliverables of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation". China Daily. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  13. ^ "Belt and Road Forum fuels energy deals". China Daily. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  14. ^ "HE Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti Appointed Minister of Transport and Communications". Ministry of Transport and Communications. May 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  15. ^ "U.S. to send delegation to China's Belt and Road summit". Reuters. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  16. ^ "Tokyo sends big delegation to China's Silk Road forum". Nikkei. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  17. ^ Zhu, Jingruo; He, Yong; Wang, Haonan (May 12, 2017). "Beijing ready for Belt and Road forum". People's Daily.
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