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7. TheMinistry of Finance of China endorsed the Guiding Principles on Financing the Development of the Belt and Road with the ministries of finance of relevant countries.

8. The relevant departments of the Chinese government issued the following documents: Building the Belt and Road: Concept, Practice and China’s Contribution, Vision and Actions on Promoting Energy Cooperation on the Belt and Road, Vision and Actions on Jointly Promoting Agricultural Cooperation on the Belt and Road, Guidance on Promoting Green Belt and Road and Vision forMaritime Cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative.

9. The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held regularly, and an Advisory Council and a Liaison Office will be set up.

10. The National Development and Reform Commission of China will establish the Facilitating Center for Building the Belt and Road. The National Development and Reform Commission of China has launched the official Belt and Road portal on the internet and the Marine Silk Road Trade Index.

1. The Chinese government signed the agreements on international transportation and strategy coordination with the governments of Uzbekistan, Turkey and Belarus.

2. The Chinese government signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy with the government of Thailand.

3. The Chinese government signed theMemorandum of Understanding in the Field of Water Resources with the government of Malaysia.

4. The National Development and Reform Commission of China signed theMemorandum of Understanding on Implementation of Upgradation of ML-1 and Establishment of Havelian Dry Port under CPECwith theMinistry of Planning, Development and Reform of Pakistan. The National Railway Administration of China signed the Framework Agreement on Implementation of Upgradation of ML-1 and Establishment of Havelian Dry Port in Pakistan with theMinistry of Railways of Pakistan.

5. The Ministry of Commerce of China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening Cooperation in the Field of Infrastructure with theMinistry ofPublic Works and Transport of Cambodia.

6. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Information Technology with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Afghanistan.

7. The Ministry of Transport of China signed the memoranda of understanding on transport cooperation with the relevant government departments of Cambodia, Pakistan andMyanmar.

8. The Ministry of Water Resources of China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Water with the Ministry of the Environment of Poland.

9. The National Energy Administration of China signed the Energy Cooperation Roadmap with the Swiss Federal Office of Energy of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication of Switzerland, the Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Roadmap for Studies of Diamer Basha Dam Project and the Hydropower Planning in North Pakistan and the Agreement on the Adjustment of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Energy Project List with the Ministry of Water and Power of Pakistan.

10. The State Oceanic Administration of China signed the Protocol on Establishment of Joint Ocean Observation Station with theMinistry of Environment of Cambodia.

11. China Railway signed the Agreement for Further Cooperation on China-Europe Container Block Trains among Railways of China, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland and Russia with railway companies of relevant countries.

12. TheChina Development Bank signed the Key Financing Documents on the Indonesian Jakarta to Bandung High-Speed Railway Project with PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia, and financing cooperation agreements on port, electricity and industrial park with relevant institutions of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Lao PDR and Egypt.

13. The Export-Import Bank of China signed the loan agreements on the modernization and reconstruction of the Hungarian-Serbian Railway Line for Belgrade CenterStaraPazova Section with theMinistry of Finance of Serbia, on road projects with theMinistry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia, the Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia and JSC “KazAutoZhol” of Kazakhstan, on an urban railway line project with theMinistry of Finance of Vietnam, on telecommunication project with Telekom Srbija of Serbia, on a bridge project with the Ministry of Finance of Mongolia, on airport development project with Yangon Aerodrome Company of Myanmar, and on an inland container depot project with the National Treasury of Kenya.

14. The Global Energy Internet Development Cooperation Organization signed the memoranda of understanding on energy cooperation with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations, the League of Arab States, AU and the Interconnection Power Grid Authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

1. The Chinese government signed the economic and trade cooperation agreements with the governments of 30 countries, namely, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Lao PDR, the Philippines, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Afghanistan, Albania, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Syria, Tajikistan, Nepal and Serbia.

2. The Chinese government signed the China-Georgia Free Trade Agreement with the government of Georgia.

3. The Chinese government signed the Framework Agreement for the Promoting of Investment and Economic Cooperation with the government of Sri Lanka.

4. The Chinese government signed the Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters with the government of Afghanistan.

5. The Ministry of Commerce of China and the relevant agencies of more than 60 countries and international organizations jointly issued the Initiative on Promoting Unimpeded Trade Cooperation along the Belt and Road.

6. The Ministry of Commerce of China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Concluding the Joint Feasibility Study of the ChinaMoldova Free Trade Agreement with the Ministry of Economy of Moldova and the Memorandum of Understanding on Launching the Joint Feasibility Study of ChinaMongolia Free Trade Agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofMongolia.

7. The Ministry of Commerce of China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Construction of Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Zones with the Ministry of Industry of Nepal, and signed the Memorandum ofUnderstanding on the Establishment of China-Myanmar Border Economic Cooperation Zone with the Ministry of Commerce ofMyanmar.

8. The Ministry of Commerce of China signed the Outline of the Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan for Investment, Economic and Technological Cooperation with the Ministry of Development Strategy and International Trade of Sri Lanka, the Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, the Cooperation Plan on Promoting SME Development with the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan, the memoranda of understanding concerning SME cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade ofHungary, and the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Electronic Commerce with theMinistry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.

9. The National Development and Reform Commission of China signed theMemorandum of Understanding on Promoting the Major Projects under Industrial Capacity and Investment Cooperation with theMinistry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan, and signed the Framework Agreement on Enhancing Industrial Capacity and Investment Cooperation with theMinistry of Economy of the UAE.

10. TheMinistry of Agriculture of China signed the Memorandum on Determining the Action Plan on Agricultural Trade and Investment with theMinistry of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Serbia, the StrategicAction PlanonAgricultural Cooperation with theMinistry of Agro-Industry of Argentina, the Five-Year Plan on Improving the Level of Agricultural Cooperation (2017-21) with the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile and the Three-Year Action Plan on Agricultural Cooperation (2018-20) with theMinistry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt.

11. The General Administration of Customs of China signed customs cooperation documents with the customs authorities of Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and Poland to deepen cooperation on mutual exchange of information, mutual recognition of inspection results and mutual assistance in law enforcement.

12. The General Administration of Customs of China signed a cooperation document with the International Road Transport Union to promote construction of international logistics corridors and implementation of the Convention on International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets.

13. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China signed cooperation agreements on inspection and quarantine with the relevant departments of Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Norway, Ireland, Serbia, the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, and Tanzania, signed cooperation agreements in the field of NQI (National Quality Infrastructure, including standard, metrology, certification and accreditation) with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the relevant government departments of Ukraine andAzerbaijan, andsigned the Joint Initiative on Strengthening Standards Cooperation and Building the Belt and Road with the relevant agencies of Russia, Belarus, Serbia, Mongolia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey and other countries.

14. The Export-Import Bank of China signed loan agreements on industrial park projects, projects of power transmission and distribution, wind power project, water projects, dam project, satellite project, hydraulic factory projects with the relevant government departments of Belarus, Cambodia, Ethiopia, the Lao PDR, Kenya, Mongolia and Pakistan, loan agreements on power grid upgrading project, thermal power project, coal mine modernization project, tire factory project, with relevant companies of Egypt, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, and signed the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement regarding Lines of Credit with the Philippine Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company.

15. The China Development Bank signed financing cooperation agreements on the chemical, metallurgical and petrochemical industries with relevant institutions of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Indonesia andMalaysia.

16. The China International Import Expo will be held from 2018.

1. The Silk Road Fund will expand by 100 billion yuan.

2. China encourages financial institutions to conduct Overseas Fund Business in renminbi with the estimated amount of about 300 billion yuan, providing financing support for the Belt and Road Initiative.

3. The National Development and Reform Commission of China will set up the China-Russia Regional CooperationDevelopment Investment Fund, with a total scale of 100 billion yuan and the initial scale of 10 billion yuan to promote cooperation between China’s Northeast and Russia’s Far East.

4. TheMinistry of Finance of China signed the memoranda of understanding on collaboration on matters of common interest under the Belt and Road Initiative with the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, theNewDevelopment Bank and the World Bank Group.

5. TheMinistry of Finance of China will establish the Multilateral Development Finance Cooperation Center together with the multilateral development banks.

6. The China-Kazakhstan Production Capacity Cooperation Fund came into operation, and the framework agreement of cooperation was signed regarding full support ofChinese telecom companies’ participation in the “Digital Kazakhstan 2020” Program.

7. The Silk Road Fund and the Interbank Association of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization agreed on the signing of theMemorandum of Understanding on the Basis of Partnership. The Silk Road Fund and theNational Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of Uzbekistan signed the cooperation agreement.

8. The China Development Bank will set up the Belt and RoadMulticurrency Special Lending Scheme for Infrastructure Development (100 billion yuan equivalent), the Belt and Road Multi-currency Special Lending Scheme for Industrial Cooperation (100 billion yuan equivalent), and the Belt and Road Multi-currency Special Credit Lines for Overseas Financial Institutions (50 billion yuan equivalent).

9. The Export-Import Bank of China will set up the Belt and Road Multi-currency Special Lending Scheme (100 billion yuan equivalent) and the Belt and Road Multicurrency Special Lending Scheme for Infrastructure Development (30 billion yuan equivalent).

10. TheChinaDevelopmentBank signed a Subscription Agreement for the Sino-French SME Fund II with Bpifrance, and signed aMemorandum of Understanding on the Sino-Italian Co-Investment Fund with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, and conducts financing and bond underwriting cooperation with the Tejarat Bank of Iran, BanqueMisr of Egypt, Hungarian Development Bank, Metrobank of the Philippines, Ziraat Bank of Turkey, Raiffeisen Bank International of Austria, Canadia Bank of Cambodia, and Maybank ofMalaysia.

11. The Export-Import Bank of China signed framework agreements regarding lines of credit with Export-Import Bank of Malaysia, Export-Import Bank of Thailand and other Asian EXIM Bank Forum members, and will conduct practical cooperation in areas of on-lending and trade finance.

12. China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation signed cooperation agreements with the export credit agencies in Belarus, Serbia, Poland, Sri Lanka and Egypt, signed framework agreements with the relevant government departments, including the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation of Egypt, the Ministry of Finance of the Lao PDR, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia, the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia, Polish Investment and Trade Agency, NationalTreasury ofKenya, the Central Bank of Iran and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of Iran, and signed framework agreements with financial institutions, including the Saudi Fund for Development, Isbank and Garanti Bank in Turkey, and the United Bank in Pakistan.

13. The People’s Bank of China and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will jointly set up “the IMF-China Capacity Building Center” to provide training to the countries along the Belt and Road.

14. The Export-Import Bank of China and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization signed a joint declaration on enhancing cooperation on sustainable industrial development in the countries along the Belt and Road.

15. The Asian Financial Cooperation Association has been officially established.

16. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and major commercial banks in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Austria and other countries along the Belt and Road will jointly launch the Belt and Road Action Plan for Banking Cooperation, and establish a regular cooperation and exchange mechanism for banks along the Belt and Road.

1. The Chinese government will increase its assistance to the developing countries along the Belt and Road. The total assistance over the next three years will be no less than 60 billion yuan.

2. The Chinese government will provide 2 billion yuan in emergency food aid to the countries along the Belt and Road. China will provide replenishment of $1 billion to the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund to initiate the “China and United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Cooperation Initiative”, and to support the implementation of 100 Happy Home Projects, 100 Anti-Poverty Projects, 100 Health Recovery Projects and other projects in the relevant countries. China will provide relevant international organizations with $1 billion to jointly promote the implementation of international cooperation projects benefiting the countries on the Belt and Road, including 100 Refugee Assistance Projects covering food, tents, portable houses, etc, setting up “Refugee Scholarships”, providing 500 refugee youngsters with education opportunities and financial support to 100 refugee athletes to participate in regional or international games.

3. The Chinese government signed the Executive Program of Cultural Agreement for the Years 2017-20with the government ofLebanon, and the Agreement on the Reciprocal Establishment of Cultural Centers with the government of Tunisia, and the Agreement on the Reciprocal Establishment of Cultural Centers with the government of Turkey.

4. The Chinese government signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation (2017-20) with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

5. The Chinese government signed the Governmental Tourism Cooperation Agreement with the government of Poland.

6. The Chinese government proposes to launch the Belt and Road Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation Action Plan, including the Science and Technology Peopleto-People Exchange Initiative, the Joint Laboratory Initiative, the SciencePark Cooperation Initiative and the Technology Transfer Initiative.

7. The Chinese government signed assistance agreements with theUnitedNationsWorld Food Program, the United Nations International Organization for Migration, the United Nations International Children’s Fund, theUnitedNations High Commission for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, theWorld Trade Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Trade Center, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

8. The Ministry of Education of China signed agreements on education cooperation with the relevant departments of Russia, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia and Laos, signed the Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications and Degrees with Cyprus and established a music education alliance with the countries along the Belt and Road.

9. The Ministry of Science and Technology of China signed the Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Young Scientist Exchange with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sport of Mongolia, the Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Cooperation for the Establishment of Science Park and Innovation Infrastructure Development in Mongolia with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sport of Mongolia, and theMemorandum of Understanding on Joint Funding to Research andDevelopmentProjects with the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary.

10. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of China issued the Belt and Road Ecological and Environmental Cooperation Plan, established the Big Data Service Platform on Ecological and Environmental Protection, and announced the Joint Initiative to Establish the International Coalition for Green Development on the Belt and Road with the United Nations Environment Program.

11. The Ministry of Finance of China will establish the Research Center for the Belt and Road Financial and Economic Development.

12. TheNationalHealth andFamily Planning Commission of China signed health cooperation agreements with the health authorities of the Czech Republic and Norway.

13. The National Tourism Administration of China signed tourism cooperation agreement with the National Tourism Development Committee ofUzbekistan, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Furthering Tourism Cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile, andsigned the Implementation Plan forMemorandum ofUnderstanding on Tourism Cooperation withMinistry of Tourism of Cambodia.

14. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of China signed cooperation documents with the Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey and the General Commission of Audiovisual Media of Saudi Arabia. China Central Television will set up the “Belt and Road News Alliance” with mainstream media of relevant countries.

15. The State Council Information Office of China signed the memoranda of understanding on media cooperation exchanges with theMinistry of Information of Cambodia, the Department of Information of Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, the National Media Council of the UAE, theMinistry of Information of Palestine and the Department of Communication and Relations with Citizens in the Council ofMinisters of Albania.

16. The State Council Information Office ofChina signed thememoranda of understanding on plans to promote think tank cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, the Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine and theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Albania.

17. The China Development Bank will set up the Experience Sharing and Capacity Building Cooperation Program for Belt and Road Partners, and the Belt and Road Scholarship.

18. ChinaNGONetworkfor International Exchanges and over 80 Chinese NGOs jointly launched the Chinese Social Organizations’ Action Plan for Stronger People-toPeople Connectivity along the Belt and Road (2017-20). China NGO Network for International Exchanges and over 150 civil organizations jointly set up the Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network. The Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA) launched the International Think Tank Cooperation Program on Enhancing People-to-People Connectivity along the Belt and Road.

19. The Development Research Center of the State Council of China signed theMemorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Jointly Building the Belt and Road Initiative with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. The Silk Road Think Tank Network (SiLKS), with over 50 international members and partners, released the Silk Road Think TankNetwork Declaration on Joint Action.

20. The China International Cities Development Alliance signed Letter of Intent on Urban Development Cooperation with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the World Health Organization and United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific.