Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (also known as the Belt and Road Forum or BaRF)[1] is an international political and economical forum.

2017

The first event was on 14 and 15 May 2017 in Beijing, and drew 29 foreign heads of state and government and representatives from more than 130 countries and 70 international organizations.[2] Wang Xiaotao, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, described the forum's purpose as building "a more open and efficient international cooperation platform; a closer, stronger partnership network; and to push for a more just, reasonable and balanced international governance system."[3] Western media coverage portrayed the forum in terms of China's growing influence, with some news outlets referring to Chinese plans for a "new world order."[4][5]

The 2017 forum was held at National Convention Center and Yanqi Lake International Convention Center.[6]

2019

A second Belt and Road Forum was held from 25 to 27 April 2019 in Beijing.[1]

References
  1. Parameswaran, Prashanth (May 7, 2019). "What's in China's New Belt and Road Recalibration?". The Diplomat.
  2. "Belt and Road Forum to bring about fresh ideas". State Council of the People's Republic of China. May 12, 2017.
  3. "Belt and Road forum agenda set". Xinhua News Agency. April 18, 2017.
  4. "China's new world order: Xi, Putin and others meet for Belt and Road Forum". CNN. May 14, 2017.
  5. "Globalization 2.0: How China's two-day summit aims to shape a new world order". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2017.
  6. Zhu, Jingruo; He, Yong; Wang, Haonan (May 12, 2017). "Beijing ready for Belt and Road forum". People's Daily.
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