Xi says to reject protectionism, open up Belt and Road 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseChinese President Xi Jinping urged dozens of world leaders on Saturday to reject protectionism and invited more countries to participate in his global infrastructure project after seeking to ease concerns surrounding the program. A draft communique for the forum seen by AFP similarly pledges to “reject protectionism” and “unilateralism” in an oblique swipe at President Donald Trump’s “America first” presidency. China’s finance ministry released guidelines Thursday for assessing financial risk and debt sustainability to apply to projects in BRI countries. “Certainly, while building the Belt and Road Initiative, we will face difficulties and there will be twists and turns,” he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 27, 2019 07:18 UTC