Roundtable Meeting with
Prof. Lanxin Xiang,
Director of One Belt One Road Studies
at the China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Cooperation
March 1, 2018
On March 1, 2018, Prof. Lanxin Xiang, Director of One Belt One Road Studies at the China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Cooperation, addressed GRF and GRF Community members. In his speech, Prof. Xiang assessed the historical development of China’s global vision and underlined the difference between the Chinese understanding of the global order from that of the global West. He then gave an account of the historic development of China’s global vision. Defining the Belt and Road Initiative as an outcome of this development process, Prof. Xiang stated that China considers Turkey to be among the pivot countries of the initiative. Lastly, Prof. Xiang addressed security issues, namely the protection of Chinese investments in the Eurasia region. Following his speech Prof. Xiang, answered the participants’ questions.