2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum held in Beijing

Li Daokui, Director of the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) at Tsinghua University addresses the 2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2021. [Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua]

Raja Dato' Nushirwan Zainal Abidin, Ambassador of Malaysia to China, addresses the 2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2021. [Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua]

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2021 shows a view of the 2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua]

Attendees are seen at the 2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2021. [Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua]

Guests attend a panel at the 2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2021. [Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua]

Zhang Shaogang, vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), addresses the 2021 Belt & Road Trade and Investment Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2021. [Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua]