On January 9, 2024, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated at the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations in 2023 that the year 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) put forth by President Xi Jinping. Ten years on, Belt and Road cooperation has extended from the Eurasian continent to Africa and Latin America, and expanded from physical connectivity to institutional connectivity and people-to-people bonds. It has created the largest platform for international cooperation with the broadest coverage in the world. For participating countries pursuing development together, the BRI sets them on a road to cooperation, a road to opportunity and a road to prosperity.

Wang Yi said, the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was the most important diplomatic event hosted by China in 2023. President Xi Jinping gave a summary of the experience drawn from the BRI's success over the past decade, reaffirmed China's commitment with the announcement of eight major steps, declared a new stage of high-quality development for Belt and Road cooperation, and called on all countries to jointly pursue global modernization. Over 10,000 delegates representing 151 countries and 41 international organizations came to the BRF with the hope for friendship, cooperation and development, and returned with 458 important outcomes and US$97.2 billion worth of cooperation documents. As the saying goes, "The fire burns high when everyone adds wood to it." Belt and Road cooperation will surely provide enduring impetus for world economic growth and common development across the globe.