Harry Wu, journalist for Southern Finance Omnimedia Corp (SFC)

Erik Solheim, Co-Chair of the Europe-Asia CentreandFormer Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, sharedhis insightson the cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiativein an exclusive interview with SFC recently.

Solheimhas seenmany positive developmentsunder the Belt and Road Initiative.“Up to this point, Chinahas helped African nationsto establish railroadsandmany other nations to build solar plants or wind farms.”

For example,African nations can be linked to the coast orlandlock,and they can export more. And in Indonesia, the current railroad from Jakarta to Bandunglinks150 million people in a good system of high-speed rail.

Looking into the future, Solheim hopes to see more green infrastructure investment. “China is now the dominant leader on green transition. If I had been asked where to see stories of green success 10 years ago, I would have said Berlin, Paris and Brussels. But today I would say Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and more.”