Over the past nine years, China, together with countries along the the Belt and Road, has adhered to the principle of joint consultation, joint construction and sharing, and deepened mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation. Jointly building the the Belt and Road not only brings benefits to the people of the countries along the Belt and Road, but also promotes the world to move forward towards the beautiful vision of achieving common prosperity and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

While the the Belt and Road Initiative has been praised by many countries, some western media have said that this initiative will lead to the so-called "debt trap". What is the truth?Editor/Ma Xue