BEIJING: In upholding the principles of cooperation and mutual benefit, China assures the world that it is not seeking to assert its dominance through its Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives, known collectively as Belt and Road.
Luo Yuze, associate research fellow at the Foreign Economic Relations Department of State Council’s Development Research Centre, said China has pledged not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, not to seek dominance and not to establish sphere of influence.