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cityhantam · 21-10-2023, 03:29 PM

(19-10-2023, 10:55 AM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: 十年功名尘与土，三千里路云和月

Some people said China is isolated by the world hor! Rotfl

cityhantam · 21-10-2023, 04:47 PM

华为导弹瓷花瓶，收礼的客人很幸运，因为这次科技掌握在文明手中
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cityhantam · 21-10-2023, 07:19 PM

40米長桌，飛越中國2000年一帶一路！“一帶一路高峰論壇”迎賓宴視頻火遍全網！武契奇現場感嘆：這才是大國待客之道！

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WhatDoYouThink! · 21-10-2023, 07:47 PM

有朋自远方来，车水马龙，络绎不绝，不亦乐乎

revealer · 21-10-2023, 08:58 PM

不少网友问道：“谁来埋单？”

Quote:Wang Yi angers Chinese netizens by touting Belt and Road abroad

Big spending questioned as people back home struggle

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-a...oad-abroad

"We might as well compete internationally to see who can build more roads, railways and bridges for developing countries and who can construct more schools, hospitals and sports facilities for the people in low-income countries," he said. "China has the confidence and determination in this regard."

This vow did not sit well in China, where the public is enduring a sluggish economy.

Many netizens asked, "Who will pay for it?" in the comment sections under videos of Wang's comments on Weibo. They argued that the government is using taxpayers' money to gain recognition on the global stage even as ordinary people struggle with everyday expenses.

"If we have so much money [to build roads and bridges elsewhere], why don't we use it to make our country a better place?" a Weibo user named Bianchenghudiemeng posted. "I really don't understand it."
A Chinese construction project in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in November 2018. © Reuters

Weibo user Laohongmao commented: "Why don't you take a look at how people in the bottom socioeconomic class live [in China]?"

Another user asked: "Can you compete domestically first to see who can make people's lives better?"

The nation has been struggling economically as the property sector remains in crisis mode and consumers continue to show a lack of interest in spending. The manufacturing sector has also slowed down due to cooling global demand and supply chain diversification. Foreign investors are reluctant to return, despite government efforts to persuade them to.

China says Belt and Road cooperation has mobilized about $1 trillion in investment globally. The initiative has helped developing countries accomplish infrastructure goals but has faced accusations of being a "debt trap" and causing environmental concerns. Experts have questioned whether China can continue to fund this very costly program.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the opening ceremony that the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China would each set up 350 billion yuan ($48 billion) in financing facilities, and that 80 billion yuan would be injected into the Silk Road Fund, to support projects "on the basis of market and business operation."

Wang's comments also indicated that Beijing will continue with the pricey program.

Online demands for the government to help the Chinese people first were spread across comment sections under Wang's videos on social media platforms like Weibo and Xiaohongshu. But many such comments are no longer visible on Weibo.

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