CRI听力:Chinese Experts Focus on South Asia Role in "One Belt, One Road"

The tourism industry, construction, and cultural communication are the main fields of cooperation.

According to Wang Huiyao, director of the Center for China and Globalization, "One Belt, One Road" will focus more on exports than imports.
 
India is seen as a key area for the overall success and development of the program.

CCG Deputy Director Chu Yin offers his opinions on investment in India.

"Investment in production and manufacturing will be difficult in India but we can start from the tourism industry. And considering the fairly high quality of education in India, we can import talents but not invest too much in building infrastructure. "

Countries in South Asia including India have abundant tourist resources which face less political restrictions and legal procedures, making investment in the sector more feasible in the early going.

CCG Executive Director Huang Rihan says investment in tourism can also deepen the friendship between China and India.

"The diplomatic relationship between the two countries is based on exchanges between the people. So strengthening the development of tourism also means better cultural exchanges between people in the two countries. "

In terms of the investment in production and manufacturing, Pakistan is considered an ideal target with low risk and high profits.

In 2013, Chinese premier Li Keqiang made a proposal to strengthen the communication and cooperation between China and Pakistan in the field of transportation, resources, and oceans, promoting Pakistan's strategic role in connecting Europe, Asia and Africa.

Pakistan Research Center Deputy Director Sun Lizhou with Tsinghua University says the Pakistani government has attached great importance to Chinese enterprises and citizens, and is guaranteeing a safe environment for both.

"The electric power industry has great potential in Pakistan. In areas where rich people live, electricity can be cut off 3-4times a day. For Chinese enterprises, hydropower, thermal power or nuclear power can achieve good returns. And the use of new energy in Pakistan could also enjoy subsidies from the government."

The World Bank has forecast that from 2015 to 2020, South Asia will see 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars of investment flowing to new infrastructure to support development in power generation, transportation and drinking water supply.

For CRI, I am Zhao Jianfu.