The Launching Ceremony of the Silk Road People-to-People Connectivity Donation Activity"Care for the Future"Held in Yangon

The launching ceremony of the Silk Road Peopleto-People"Connectivity donation activity"Care for the Future was jointly held by China Foundation for Peace and Development and the Myanmar-Chinese Cooperation&Communication Centre in Yangon on January 16.The Yangjin Middle School in Yangon Province of Myanmar received football,volleyball,badminton,notebooks,LED lights and other school utensils and sporting goods.

A Special Fund for the Protection of International Cultural Heritage:Wanli Tea Road

On January 22,the signing ceremony of the Wanli Tea Road Special Fund for the Protection of International Cultural Heritage jointly initiated by the Wanli Tea Collaboration of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association,and Hainan Asian Culture and Arts Foundation was held in Beijing.This fund will be used to organise activities featuring art,design and public welfare that are related to the Wanli Tea Road,including the Wanli Tea Road International Cultural Forum and the Wanli Tea Road International Artistic Creation Project,carry out preservation of the Wanli Tea Road international cultural heritage,and support the bidding of"Wanli Tea Road"for the World Cultural Heritage.

Advancing Internationalization:Actively Pursuing a Shared Vision-An Examination of CPP’s Dynamic Involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative

On September 7,2013,President Xi Jinping proposed the significant initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt.On October 3,2013,President Xi proposed the major initiative of jointly building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.Since its inception in the autumn of 2013,the Belt and Road initiative,envisioned as a monumental project carrying the mission of the era,has turned a new page in the global development process.Over the past 11 years,China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co.,Ltd.(CPP)has thoroughly implemented the strategic deployment of China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC),actively fulfilled its corporate responsibilities,and embraced high-quality participation in the Belt and Road Initiative as its mission.By fully leveraging its international advantages,CPP has continuously contributed“pipeline strength”to the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road.

Jointly Build the Belt and Road Initiative with a Two-Wheel Drive——International Work of The Amity Foundation

With the development of economy and society,China’s comprehensive national strength has been continuously enhanced and its international influence has been increasing.China is shouldering more international responsibilities and obligations to make greater contributions to building a community of shared future for mankind by“always being a builder of world peace,a contributor to global development,and a defender of the international order”.In March 2015,President Xi Jinping put forward the concept of the Belt and Road Initiative,which not only pointed out the way for Chinese social organizations to participate in international affairs,but also opened up unprecedented opportunities for Chinese social organizations to further participate in global governance.

Jointly Building “Belt and Road” for Mutual Benefit——Sidelights of the 2015 “Understanding and Cooperation” Dialogue

In Mid-October,CAFIU and Sri Lanka-China Friendship Association(SLCFA)jointly held the 2015 "Understanding and Cooperation" Dialogue in Colombo,Sri Lanka with the assistance of China Foundation for Peace and Development.The Dialogue included nationwide young student speech contest and Seminar on

Driving the In-depth Development of Oil and Gas Cooperations under “Belt and Road” Initiative with Green Development Concept

Since the beginning of this year,the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments have jointly issued the“Opinions on Promoting the Green Development of the Belt and Road”Initiative and“Opinions on Improving Institutions,Mechanisms,and Policy Measures for Energy Green and Low-Carbon Transformation”.

Congratulatory Letter from the Center for the Promotion and Development of Belt and Road Initiative,Bosnia and Herzegovina

To:Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU)CONGRATULATIONS LETTER Dear friends,I was glad to receive the news that your institution,our long-term partner,is celebrating its 40th anniversary since the founding of the Association.In the past few years,our two institutions as part of the non-govemmental sector.have jointly done several projects aimed at getting to know each other and especially on the promotion and construction of President Xi Jinping’s big Initiative,"One Belt and One Road".

MAKE CONCERTED EFFORTS TO BRING OUR HEARTS CLOSER FOR JOINTLY BUILDING BELT AND ROAD KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE THEMATIC SESSION ON PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIVITY, BELT AND ROAD FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Distinguished Guests,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,Good afternoon.Let me begin by extending my warmest welcome to all of you to this thematic session on peopleto-people connectivity on behalf of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee,the organizer of this event.Thanks to the concerted efforts

Xi Jinping's Important Discourses on the Belt and Road Initiative

2013 To forge closer economic ties,deepen cooperation and expand development space in the Eurasian region,we should take an innovative approach and jointly build an economic belt along the Silk Road.This will be a great undertaking benefittingthe people of all countries along the routes.

The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation Held in Beijing

The Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing from October 17 to 18,2023.The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative.Over the past decade,the Belt and Road Initiative,the major initiative of jointly building"the Silk Road Economic Belt"and"the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road",i.e.,the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative。

The "Silk Road People-to-People Connectivity" Series Activity Successfully Launched in Cambodia

On December 19,2023,China NGO Network for International Exchanges,the China Foundation for Peace and Development,and the Cambodia Civil Society Alliance Forum jointly held the groundbreaking ceremony of the"silk Road Peopleto-People Connectivity"Series Activity of China-Cambodia livelihood projects in Phnom Penh,Cambodia.

Multi-gene genetic programming extension of AASHTO M-E for design oflow-volume concrete pavements

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement DesignGuide (AASHTO M-E) offers an opportunity to design more economical and sustainable high-volume rigid pavementscompared to conventional design guidelines. It is achieved through optimizing pavement structural andthickness design under specified climate and traffic conditions using advanced M-E principles, thereby minimizingeconomic costs and environmental impact. However, the implementation of AASHTO M-E design for low-volumeconcrete pavements using AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design (Pavement ME) software is often overly conservative.This is because Pavement ME specifies the minimum design thickness of concrete slab as 152.4 mm (6 in.). Thispaper introduces a novel extension of the AASHTO M-E framework for the design of low-volume joint plain concretepavements (JPCPs) without modification of Pavement ME. It utilizes multi-gene genetic programming (MGGP)-based computational models to obtain rapid solutions for JPCP damage accumulation and long-term performanceanalyses. The developed MGGP models simulate the fatigue damage and differential energy accumulations. Thispermits the prediction of transverse cracking and joint faulting for a wide range of design input parameters and axlespectrum. The developed MGGP-based models match Pavement ME-predicted cracking and faulting for rigidpavements with conventional concrete slab thicknesses and enable rational extrapolation of performance predictionfor thinner JPCPs. This paper demonstrates how the developed computational model enables sustainable lowvolumepavement design using optimized ME solutions for Pittsburgh, PA, conditions.

Belt and Road China-Africa Sports Diplomacy Forum Successfully Convened

On May 20,China Foreign Affairs University,Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports jointly convened the Belt and Road China-Africa Sports Diplomacy Forum at the Shahe Campus of China Foreign Affairs University.

CAFIU Holds Webinar"Enhancing People-to-People Bonds for High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation"

On November 17th,CAFIU and the Association for Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation jointly organised the webinar themed"Enhancing People-to-People Bonds for High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation".Vice-President Ai Ping attended this webinar and delivered a speech.

Programme Launch:Action on Silk Road People-to-People Connectivity

Delegates from home and abroad jointly launched the Action on Silk Road People-to-People Connectivity at the forum.Initiated by China NGO Network for International Exchanges(CNIE),the Action is an updated version of the Silk Road Community Building Initiative for the coming five years.Within the framework of the Action,by pooling resources from various parties,CNIE will continue to cultivate a series of flagship projects on livelihood cooperation and people-to-people exchanges while ensuring the benefit-to-all and inclusiveness of exchanges and cooperation in various fields,so as to enhance people-to-people connectivity in the Belt and Road partner countries.

The Ancient Silk Roads Historical Significance and Its Role in Inspiring Joint Development of the Belt and Road Initiative

The ancient Silk Road was the most extraordinary stage for exchange and integration between civilizations in human history. It enriched the progress of Eurasia in economic, political, cultural, and social terms for an extended historical period, and witnessed the and intellectual cultures of the East and West interact and blend together. The ancient Silk Road allowed for exchange of commodities, convergence of cultures, inclusiveness between civilizations, communication between peoples, and scientific and technological interaction, and thus enabled the people of all countries along its path to become authors of a grand epic of mutual economic benefit and cultural inspiration.

Serbia: Jointly Build the Belt and Road and Jointly Share the Five Interconnectivities

Serbia is one of the very active states in the Central and Eastern Europe to participate in the Belt and Road construction.China proposes,with policy,infrastructure,trade,financing and people-to-people interconnectivity as the main contents,to build community of interests,community of responsibility and

Insights From the Silk Road

Back in 2013,Chinese President Xi Jinping made his very first Central Asia visit as China's head of state and put forward the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt in Astana,Kazakhstan.The initiative,together with the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road he proposed the following month in Indonesia,constitutes the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),which aims to boost connectivity along and beyond the ancient Silk Road routes.

Belt and Road Brings Tangible Benefits

THE hard connectivity in infrastructure,soft connectivity in rules and standards,and heartfelt connectivity among the people of the partner countries are essential to jointly build the Belt and Road Intiative(BRI).Today,a batch of seemingly small but vital projects with sound economic and social impact are becoming priorities of cooperation,benefiting partner countries and their people.

大跨度公铁合建斜拉桥钢混板-桁组合梁关键节点空间受力特性

针对大跨度公铁合建斜拉桥—主跨808 m洪奇沥特大桥新型钢混板-桁组合梁的关键节点—辅助墩顶钢混节点,采用ANSYS软件建立钢桁-混凝土板组合梁部分节段细化的全桥多尺度有限元模型,分析边跨组合梁节点在受力最不利工况下的受力规律及传力特性,并讨论下弦杆等杆件截面等结构参数变化对节点受力、传力的影响规律。结果表明:最不利组合工况下,边跨组合梁辅助墩顶钢混节点处钢结构最不利Mises应力为265.9 MPa,混凝土局部最大名义拉应力为9.2 MPa,导致局部开裂而受力转移至钢结构;在辅助墩顶局部负弯矩影响下,内外节点板处应力总体呈“倒V”形分布,混凝土顶面及底面分别呈“鞍形”及“倒鞍”形分布;节点处下弦杆(含管内混凝土)、竖杆分别传递77.86%和40.15%荷载,为纵向、竖向主要传力构件;混凝土桥面厚度变化对自身应力影响明显,其厚度和下弦杆截面面积对纵向传力比影响大,竖杆截面面积对自身竖向传力影响相对明显;混凝土厚度及下弦杆、斜腹杆、竖杆截面为节点受力、传力的主要影响因素,其系数在0.8~1.1时,组合梁关键节点各构件应力及传力比均较为合理。