China's modernization drive follows a path of peaceful development, as proved by the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. The advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative over the past nine years has made a great contribution to shared development and to strengthening regional cooperation.

Why are a growing number of countries and regions taking part in the initiative? How has the initiative improved people's livelihoods? Why has the Belt and Road Initiative proved such a successful model of win-win cooperation? Experts and specialists offer their views.

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