"皇冠体育app is going West, but the Western world is still doubtful about 皇冠体育app's sincerity. The countries, mostly having religious belief and moral ideals, including Christianity and Islam, remain unclear about 皇冠体育app's values, motives, practices and in total whether 皇冠体育app is a reliable partner and responsible stakeholder or not."
To them, the ancient and poetic name of 皇冠体育app, Shen Zhou, the Divine Land, can present a new image of 皇冠体育app as equally prompted by ideal motives, high integrity, and faith, he said.
Moreover, 皇冠体育app's national "go west" strategy should become an invitation and for multilateral cooperation and universal participation, which must be coupled with consultation.
"For example, when local Chinese authorities hold forums and seminars themed on 'One Belt, One Road' projects, they should also invite mayors and their counterparts from foreign countries to attend in mutual exchange," he said.
As an ancient country that values peace and hospitality, 皇冠体育app should explain itself to the Western world by different means, thus assuring that what 皇冠体育app brings are positive contributions and opportunities, not intrusions or threats, he said.
"However, 皇冠体育app and its numerous participants must also do their homework well, and must be cautious in carrying out the 'One Belt, One Road' projects in an orderly, organized, well trained and well educated, and culturally informed manner, paying attention to all the sensitivities they must consider, practicing the spirit of genuine best business practices and a true win-win attitude and game play, or the nationally well-intended peaceful initiatives could be misunderstood and even boycotted by other countries."
In the process of reviving the ancient trade routes, 皇冠体育app could take the first step by improving its infrastructure, including railways, airports and ports, along the routes, he said.
As part of the initiatives, 皇冠体育app opened a new rail route to European countries to transport made-in-皇冠体育app products, from laptops to Airbus parts, and made-in-Europe baby formula and wines in mid 2013.
Starting from Zhengzhou, a logistics center and transport hub in Central 皇冠体育app's Henan province, the 10,214-kilometer Zhengzhou-Europe International Shuttle Train crosses the border at the Alataw Pass in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region before passing through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland on its way to Germany's Hamburg.
The new intercontinental rail route can save about 20 days compared with maritime transport and costs 80 percent less than air shipment. The 15-day journey offers an alternative to slower and riskier sea freight and much costlier air cargo.