One Belt, One Road - Understanding China - From Beijing to Honolulu

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Hello welcome to understanding china this is the new occasional series that being developed that sync'd ye and it's rather unique in that it features people from America speaking with people in china so across the board from business to cultural to education to government will have a series of guests who will speak about subject of understanding China really it could also be called understanding America because this is about a clear dialogue between needs to two great countries about our common interests and our common history and our common future so today we have a very special guest for our first program and we're very thankful to Jason del here at think tank for helping to arrange this we have newly whose live from Beijing and its morning time engaging and late afternoon time in Honolulu hello newly and I'll cycle hello welcome Dooley is the secretary-general of the International protect cooperation committee and that's part of the China National Committee for Pacific Economic course cooperation so it's a lot of syllables a lot of words it essentially means that newly is part of the effort in China to reach out to the world to understand what China has to contribute and what the world has to give back to China so we're going to engage on a very interesting topic right now that most people in America and really outside of China don't even know but it's a very prominent topic of conversation in China today and that is the Silk Road this is the one breath one belt one Road policy.
It's really the inheriting from history the silk road and we have a we have a map of what the silk road once was that we can show now and it really shows a time in China's history when china was the eastern terminus of the largest international trading network in all history and extended all the way west through to Europe and all the way itself into southern Asia and darts into Russia and it existed for over a thousand years and they call it the silk road because one of the things that was chiefly traded was silk from china but there was a lot more than just silk and there was a lot more than just trading them in the background of the of the Silk Road so I wanted to ask newly if you could explain this one belt one Road policy where it came from who introduced it and when aloha my name is Carl companion i'm the host of internalized movers and shakers and reformers i hope you join us as we take a deep dive into biofuels in Hawaii over the coming weeks and the alternative fuel supply chains necessary for the local and global transition towards transportation people potentially so newly you answer that's the question sorry we had a little technical difficulty but we're back live now about the one belt run one Road policy who originated it and when and what is its key purpose ok Michael actually the one valence of policies and the full million bees one Bell and one rolls immunities it was it was a rape scene years 2013 on 17 of them pass one president you didn't being built this company constants and he said each in one-third university this little idea for these policy is for as angry following China a tradition from ancient times you know the silk road is bring it was brings trading opportunity from china to easton dreams where's the passion the world from melons for the norm and the other way wrong on the ocean in the bar area so it was the following these are trading past who to be a supply in the current in the current economic survival knife as the china-led because the transmission climber who rose business opportunity together this is that the Holy compass right and i think one of the key historic figures that we would recognize around the world is Marco Polo he was an early figure in the trade of the Silk Road and in fact help us help to open up and define some of those roots all the way from China all the way to Italy is that correct yes yes is to the day you can find in a number of cities in china i know in few Joe for example you can find squares and restaurants and even sculptures of Marco Polo that that memorialize that time yeah you know newly in trying to understand how China Seas and think from inside through Chinese eyes I've always found it very interesting to understand the Chinese characters that are used to express an idea so when you look at the chinese characters for one belt one road they break down into different parts right before you get the full idea of one belt one Road what are those parts of the chinese characters that express the idea i'll give it some insight i think of some change that point of view is the doesn't matter of valves and roll actually just a one line is the meaning of line.
And just that we can't say one belt and what about or how i roll when wrong because separated as the to the north we call one Bell so there's off we call one role but it's not very much difference is just a line there one from the man in the amendment one from Bahrain line yes and part of it extends down into Africa right so the part of it extends down into Africa part of the southern road goes all the way down into East Africa and yes yes.
So what are the activities that we're that we're seeing cub from the one belt one Road it's been practicing they've been building it expressing the idea of having conferences signing trade agreements and so on for a number of years.
What are the key activities that are actually taking place right now within this one belt one Road idea you need did you hear maybe it from my name is Mark's club and i'm the host of law cross the sea and lie across the sea is a program that brings attorneys who have traveled across the sea and live in Hawaii or are staying in to life free time to talk about their travels where they're from where they're going and bring it all together because really we're all connected some way although we traveled across the sea to hope that you tune in and watch our program thank you very much.
Homicides for the break up there where we have a live Skype connection over the internet between Honolulu in Beijing and sometimes there's a little drop out this is the first time we've done this actual connection but let me repeat my question for newly again.
Newly with the development of the this one Road policy.
What are some of the specific activities and countries where there where that policy is being expressed right now because the policy for the whole idea the whole policy that the energy contest is people development you know there's the roamer for internationally flu season say China's region and a development that isn't is not it's not is the misunderstanding china the chinese the well itself but it should be faithfully and together with the countries all around the first step should be around china is like all neighbor still devices together the activity with all those countries major on cultural exchange trading airline wrong way building intimate yeah those channels activities so it's all the old original things like trade and so on but it's a lot of new things like he commerce and telecommunications and so on.
Yes yes and I just wanted to observe that for much of China's history china was very much reaching out to the whole world and very much the center of a global trading network and for some time then China turned inwards and was not so much engaged with the world so now in the past 40 years China has really started to look outward again and reassert itself as being a leader of the world across so many areas so this one belt one Road policy is part of a continuing evolution of China's reaching out and embracing the world would you agree yes that's right have you taken part in any of the activities that are part of this policy any cultural festivals or trade agreements or educational exchanges welcome Ikki we involve every year they think submit and every every year two months ahead of a public space itself but hope is that any meeting to supplement the proposed for apex suddenly leaders for configuration and then signed agreement in the acceptance but we as I think tank think tank pad as I think time to provide for proposals to apex yeah oh other other kind of seminary protects already suis involves a lot of projects operationally overseas and GCC of America is a member of the ECC as well so it's probably America is an observer at these discussions about the one belt one Road one barrel roll is the major job for pc and I think time for the other research what do you see as the next step.
Where are we going with this and in 10 years if everything is successful that you're doing now what will be what will be the developments were looking forward to in China and across the one road I think that first step actually 411 about when we'll call it that you do not ok we'll take another brief break and we'll be back in a moment ok we want to tell you about hawaii state of clean energy which plays every wednesday from Porter 433 Starling me we call us that show machine is here but he's from the consumer advocate we just had a show we like to show we had a good time on the show.
What do you think rate we're going to have been back because there's so much going on at the consumer advocates office and there's so much yet to be done to get through our hundred percent renewable energy goals but I think in general good time i did have a good time and I think this is a good opportunity for consumers to online because it'll be really helpful in terms of moving positive transition to community from your lips to God's ears thanks Rayne Eckstein watch us for third four o'clock everyone's that you'll see thank you for watching think tech I'm grace chang the new host for global connections you can find here live every thursday at 1pm what we'll be talking to people around the islands are visiting the island two are connected in various aspects of global affairs so please tune in at aloha and thanks for watching aloha my name is Josh screen I serve a senator from the Big Island on the Kona side and i'm also an emergency room physician I program here on think tech is called healthcare in Hawaii I'll have guessed that should be interesting to you twice a month we'll talk about issues that range from mental health care to drug addiction to our healthcare system and any challenges that we face here in Hawaii we hope you'll join us again thanks for supporting check ok we're bringing our friends from Beijing back on the screen here where our internet connection ah there we go so now we have a new guest this is lynn fine name the chief executive officer of beijing Moses international culture development company limited it's a very interesting media development and publishing group 14 beijing and they understand very well the role of the one belt one Road and also of next to lead fine men is Joe shelf on who is the president of asia-pacific group in China and she is hosting this broadcast on the China and and she'll be translating today been funded very good to me too hello call upon i will ask a question which was really carried over from the previous segment looking forward with the one belt one Road policy it's really just beginning it's only been actively pursued for three or four years but looking forward.
Where do we see this going let's say in 10 years assuming everything is successful.
What will be the extent of that road what countries will be involved what activities will be part of this oneself but 11 road policy thank you my gosh now you shoes and sensing she can now we're not only position please you should bring your father away from finishing getting chicken gas solution soon yeah well what he did to the UAE nationals they're actually the only be the biggest something that it's not only Allah we offer that is there something here but sometimes she's w will do that too short haha you sound like 22 the waters are a few to welcome you to do you want to economy of all the time you don't should not sure the point of the dish out here.
Well Daniel now this is what was in there too was selected and that's holding back 2,000 back but you can't your mother help my son is down there people still cause of total cooperate for for the the one world one valve is actually a big project imagine a big project from China Anders involving a lot of be conceived all of them country which business a perfect feed you sell this product should be in Africa for being reactive be in Italy 15 Canada America so this is where do you think one roll one bells who and to explain a whole country that the big project and so I'm really spiritual people should be sure John for the it's like we need to reestablish our connection here again for a moment very sorry for the technical difficulties will be right back.
Aloha my name is 15 x 32 and I'm the co-host of Hawaii farmer series this is my co-host matthew johnson and we are live with you every thursday at 4pm at intec Hawaii dot-com and our show focuses on Hawaii's local food community we feature not only the farmers out of producing our food but we also feature the supporters and other folks involved in the community that are trying to promote local agriculture she ok we're determined we're going to get down this one road we're going to get there and we're back now and i wanted to ask if you could give us a specific example five min of the activities taking place under this new policy gets tell us the country and a project that you know of that successful that's part of the expression of this new policy by China and release I think I need something exactly for them shots should we stick to the original door there.
What did you show him like a brother double actual of accomplishing their haha yeah but look like a block no mom people don't want additional dangers while you should thank ya not belong to that good job' it's on there the heart condition and he's going to get there w normally I'd always wanted to go to know your pleasure from down here which is why i wanted to shoot again y'all from that working out how much ali-a you like you got to walk the whole measure the song that you should come you gotta love that show that wh-what kind of got home they're going to comparative efficiently to solve the weaker than the evangelical family that causes la Fortaleza valley and the there's so many examples or when your health and for me mean because he working related in for the translation languages and starting from cultural exchange for instance their company working with Gloria ok company and they exchange for language not only for Chinese speaking.
Amore about China and cultural record that Gloria and also teaching Chinese their language and their cultural and this isn't the 1i something for 10 Michelle and collaboration they're working together and from there and baby bottles maybe suture on other mining father planted standing that the underlying principle behind this policy is one of mutual respect and equality between nations even the largest nation talking to the smallest nation there's still full respect and equality between them.
This is an idea that was developed in the early days of China's history as a young nation soon after independence by premier Joanne why perhaps funding you could comment a little bit on the philosophical background behind the one Road policy and angels only as young as you can be taken and shipping some more identified your awful churches chapels I'm sure that inside suggest we try that again cause for not fighting for da chi changing bunch of yourself but we feel like having your conscious control that i figger Mitchell not accurately reflect the configure because she back social entities within the Contras shoes yeah usual fashion totally to go to the cavity but without the use of all the other pieces of the Catholic here ok Dorrian she should hate incision telling tomorrow people were actually in this tragedy actually have gotten into luxury tall long will she do madam sure how much is it was in that solves a lot of yorkshire which is what we don't you sleep on that was a hard about it alone hot email ids are negated that she never had anything like usual 162 on there's a little get-together ok we are close to the end of our program and will try to bring our friends from Beijing back again for a moment but like to reflect on the how the tides of history move from china and west and true to Europe and ultimately Europe through to America and how that stone kept skipping across the ocean to Hawaii and here we are at the furthest Western extent of civilizations and talking back to the very beginning of that link in China it's interesting how we've come to the we come to pick the clothes of a cycle of history with this one belt one Road policy and although it's initiated by China through all the other nations that it has alliances with America is a welcome partner in the big picture of of one belt one Road and we'll be exploring that theme with these organizations I want to sincerely thank you lee and then fine then for being our guest today to very influential organizations in China representing hundreds and thousands of other organizations and people who are all working towards this common objective there are many aspects of this policy to explore and that'll be one of our teams as we develop the program understanding china so thanks to everyone for persevering through our technical difficulties here on this program and we look forward to to be joining you again soon.
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