People work at the construction site of the Colombo Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2020. The Colombo Port City launched in 2014 is a key project of Belt and Road cooperation between China and Sri Lanka, jointly developed by the Sri Lankan government and China's CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. The year 2020 has been a tough one for world economies amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, China has seen resilient cooperation with the Belt and Road (B&R) countries. As the coronavirus pandemic severely hits international transport, the China-Europe freight trains play a pivotal role in land transport among countries, as shown by the rising number of trains, opening of new routes, and the volume of goods. Major B&R projects, including the China-Laos railway, China-Thailand railway, Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, and Hungary-Serbia railway are making positive headway. China's aid to Belt and Road partner countries and the experience it shared with them during the COVID-19 pandemic are valuable and render the Health Silk Road more concrete. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)
