ZhuoQiang(right),founderofanon-governmentalorganizationforwildlifeprotectioninAfrica,withalocalpatrolattheMasaiMaraPrairieOkenseeReserveinKenyaonJuly7
TheopeningceremonyofaBeltandRoadmusicfestivalinShenzhen,southChina鈥檚GuangdongProvince,onMarch23.Musiciansandartistsfrommorethan40countriesandregionspresented18performancesthroughoutthemonth
IgorsTipans(left),VicePresidentofRigaTechnicalUniversityinLatvia,visitsXi鈥檃nJiaotongUniversityonMarch28,2017
VisitorsadmiretraditionalChinesepaintingsattheopeningofthePeaceandDevelopmentLeadershipNetworkBeltandRoadCulturalandEconomicForuminVienna,Austria,onJune22,2017People-to-peoplebondsareoneofthecooperationprioritiesoftheBeltandRoadInitiative,providingthehumanfoundationfortheframework.
InthefiveyearssincetheinitiativewasproposedbyPresidentXiJinpingin2013,culturalexchanges,educationalcooperation,tourism,technologysharingandmedicalassistancehavebuiltstrongerfriendshipsamongthepeoplesinBeltandRoadcountries.
Inaddition,enhancingpeople-to-peopleconnectivitycanboostthedevelopmentofacountry鈥檚economyanditssocietywhilealsopromotingmutualunderstanding.
InternationalstudentexchangeshavebeenoneofthecontributorstobuildingBeltandRoadfriendships.Culturalevents,suchasfilmandartfestivals,haveprovidedagreatopportunityforpeopletogettoknowthehistoryandtraditionsofeachother鈥檚countries.
Tourismhasbeenanotheressentialpartofthesehumaninteractions,asvisaapplicationshavebeensimplifiedfortravelconvenience.
Moreover,sharingadvancedtechnologyinvariousfields,suchasagriculture,hasshownthestrongwillingnessamongBeltandRoadcountriesforcommonprosperity.
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