In Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, a Chinese doctor from the "Trip to Brightness" examines cataracts of a local patient. (Photo/ Xinhua) "China has the practical experience and economic influence to exert great influence to the billions of lives along the Belt and Road," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- An intellectual property high-level conference for countries participating in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative will be held in Beijing from Aug.
A cruise ship docks at Xiamen port in Fujian province. [Photo by Wang Dongming/China News Service] Xiamen port in East China's Fujian province will open 10 more cruise routes to economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative in the second half of this year, as part of its broader efforts to bolster ties with them.
Photo/Pudong Times Shanghai, China's largest port of entry under the free trade agreement (FTA), has simplified the cargo clearance process for imports from the Belt and Road countries, and explored ways to serve origins of emerging industries, so as to gradually lower the trade costs of the Belt and Road countries on Chinese market. For instance, two transformers worth over 12 million yuan were recently sent back to China for maintenance from an Ethiopian industrial park, and it only took 70 minutes for the two machines to go through all the procedures from acceptance to inspection at Shanghai Wusong Customs.
