Xi Jinping: the chief architect of the Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- All eyes are now on Xi Jinping as the Chinese president hosts state leaders, business executives and scholars from around the world on Tuesday for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

In just 10 years, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Xi's signature vision for global development, has become one of the world's most popular public goods, bringing many develop