Xi's Belt and Road Forum sets Chinese tone for globalisation
China's diplomatic priorities are central to the initiative and comes amid America's inward pivot under Trump
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CHINA will ask 28 world leaders to sign on to President Xi Jinping's signature initiative on globalisation, bolstering a range of Chinese foreign policy objectives, according to people familiar with the draft communique. Not everyone is yet in agreement.
The Belt and Road Forum is Mr Xi's cornerstone initiative to connect China with Europe, Asia and Africa through infrastructure projects. Not only is it a showcase for Mr Xi's globalisation credentials that he championed in a speech at Davos in January, but the high-profile event will also serve as a counterpoint to America's inward pivot under President Donald Trump.
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