Recently, the Office of the Leading Group for the Promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Yangzhou City released the 2022 Yangzhou Belt and Road project plan, including 70 projects in the fields of international production capacity cooperation, energy resources cooperation, social and cultural exchanges, and the number of projects increased by 14 compared with 2021.

It is reported that among the 70 projects, 49 projects are under construction (including completed and put into operation in 2022), and 21 projects are to be constructed, which are distributed in 32 countries (regions) such as Asia, Africa, the United States and Europe, covering machinery and equipment, building materials, textiles, etc. Light industry, new energy and other fields, of which 19 projects are located in RCEP member countries. "From the perspective of investment categories, there are 61 international production capacity cooperation projects, 2 energy resources cooperation projects, and 7 social and cultural exchange projects." The staff of the Yangzhou Municipal Leading Group Office for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative introduced several highlights.

For example, Yangzhou Rongtai Precision Die Casting Co., Ltd. Mexico's automotive lightweight aluminum alloy parts production project is a key project of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2021, with a total investment of about 108 million US dollars. It is located in Leon, Mexico. Using the existing plant and production equipment in Corinas Industrial Park, Leon State, it will form an annual production capacity of 3.87 million pieces of aluminum alloy casings for automobiles. Jiangsu Jinshiyuan Latex Products Co., Ltd. Thailand expansion latex products production line project is located in Bangkok and Rayong, Thailand. After completion, it will have an annual production capacity of 1.9 million latex pillows, 27,000 cubic meters of latex mattresses, and 22,000 cubic meters of bed sheets. In addition, from the perspective of the location of investors, Jiangdu, Hanjiang and Gaoyou projects occupy the top three, with 26, 16 and 10 projects respectively. The construction of key projects along the Belt and Road is an important starting point for Yangzhou to promote two-way opening up, deepen foreign exchanges and build an international city. Keywords: One Belt One Road, One Belt One Road News, One Belt One Road Project

In the next step, Yangzhou will further strengthen policy support, investment guidance and whole-process supervision for key projects, and strive to promote the development of Yangzhou's advantageous resources such as applicable technology, equipment, management, and services through the construction of high-quality projects, and enhance the city's international influence.Editor/XuNing