‘The best way to predict the future is to create it,” Peter Drucker, who is described as the “father of modern management” in the West, once said. This statement was echoed by eminent Singaporean diplomat and academic Kishore Mahbubani while referring to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) while attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing from October 17 to 18.
“Looking back now, it’s quite remarkable that 10 years ago, China decided to offer the world an initiative that it needed and can bring we humanity together. After 10 years, you can see the results—the world has become more connected and the BRI has made many more contributions,” Mahbubani said.
In 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. The pairing later came to be known as the BRI. Over the past decade, it has evolved from ideas into actions and from a vision into reality.
So far, more than 150 countries and over 30 international organizations have signed cooperation
