{"id":7,"date":"2021-04-20T22:12:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2021-06-03T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:30:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e588f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e588f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-795eb9f\" data-id=\"795eb9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419c4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"419c4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-en-20200113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-en-20200113.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-en-20200113-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-en-20200113-1024x224.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-en-20200113-768x168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-en-20200113-1536x336.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9021d58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9021d58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3744e8d\" data-id=\"3744e8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e52761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e52761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/200609-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/200609-2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/200609-2-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a29acc0\" data-id=\"a29acc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f605f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f605f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>UCLG ASPAC Committee on the Belt and Road Local Cooperation (BRLC) was inaugurated at Thematic Session on People-to-People Connectivity at the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. BRLC is founded, within the framework of UCLG ASPAC, by Hangzhou Municipal Government and the Chinese People\u2019s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) with the Secretariat located permanently in Hangzhou.<\/p>\n<p>With the mission of Openness, Cooperation, Sharing and Win Win, BRLC, based on the UCLG ASPAC, is committed to integrating the Belt and Road Initiative into exchange and cooperation among local governments with various practical exchange and cooperative programmes and activities; to building a cooperation platform to share experience and resources for mutual benefits and win-win outcomes in the fields of economic development, culture and education, urban governance, rural development and internet economy, thus achieving \u201cpeople-to-people bonds\u201d and \u201cstate-to-state relations\u201d. Meanwhile, BRLC will form a work pattern which is dominated by the Committee and participated by social forces so as to utilise social resources and integrate forces from all parties to jointly conduct international exchange and cooperation.<br \/>BRLC warmly welcomes members of UCLG ASPAC and other regions of UCLG, cities along the Belt and Road route, Hangzhou\u2019s sister cities and other related cities or organisations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact secretariat-brlc@hzfao.gov.cn.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b29737 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b29737\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-799f535\" data-id=\"799f535\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9261e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9261e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ead1530 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ead1530\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c0dab\" data-id=\"63c0dab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ba672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"19ba672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">            <div id=\"post-grid-lazy-80\" class=\"post-grid-lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\"\/><\/div>\r\n        <script>\r\n            jQuery('#post-grid-lazy-80').ready(function($){\r\n                $('#post-grid-lazy-80').fadeOut();\r\n                $('#post-grid-80').fadeIn();\r\n            })\r\n        <\/script>\r\n        <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n            #post-grid-80{display: none;}\r\n            .post-grid-lazy{\r\n                text-align: center;\r\n            }\r\n        <\/style>\r\n            <div data-options='{\"id\":\"80\",\"lazy_load\":\"yes\",\"masonry_enable\":\"no\",\"view_type\":\"grid\"}' id=\"post-grid-80\" class=\"post-grid grid\">\r\n                <div class=\"grid-items\">\r\n            \r\n    <div class=\"item item-103 skin flat even 0 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961324708  thumb \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2021\/04\/22\/fighting-covid-19-while-sustaining-collective-work-towards-sdg-and-better-local-cooperation\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/210422-1-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2021\/04\/22\/fighting-covid-19-while-sustaining-collective-work-towards-sdg-and-better-local-cooperation\/\">Fighting COVID-19 while Sustaining Collective Work Towards SDG and Better Local Cooperation<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    April 22, 2021            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        136 million people were infected and more than 2.94 million were killed. It has been a year since the first                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2021\/04\/22\/fighting-covid-19-while-sustaining-collective-work-towards-sdg-and-better-local-cooperation\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-395 skin flat odd 1 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/11\/18\/optimization-a-sister-city-partnership-sihanoukville-wuxi-on-tourism-industry\/\">Optimization a sister city-partnership: Sihanoukville \u2013 Wuxi on Tourism Industry<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    November 18, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        In the past few years, a friendship between two neighboring countries, China-Cambodia, is deeply rooted throughout some bilateral cooperation activity.                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/11\/18\/optimization-a-sister-city-partnership-sihanoukville-wuxi-on-tourism-industry\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-389 skin flat even 2 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/26\/plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster\/\">Plan to make GBA world-class city cluster<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 26, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        &nbsp; Following years of exponential growth, businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area now see an even clearer path                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/26\/plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-384 skin flat odd 3 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/24\/qingbanijiang-district-now-a-major-transport-hub-in-belt-and-road\/\">Qingbanijiang district now a major transport hub in Belt and Road<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 24, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        Qingbaijiang District in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Southwest China, has actively participated in the Belt and Road Initiative, and has made                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/24\/qingbanijiang-district-now-a-major-transport-hub-in-belt-and-road\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-380 skin flat even 4 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/19\/bri-helps-address-infra-deficits-in-cambodia\/\">BRI helps address \u2018infra deficits\u2019 in Cambodia<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 19, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        Picture source: https:\/\/images.app.goo.gl\/uZJiXB9GJW9S9dvy9 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) successfully helped Cambodia addressing issue in Cambodia including infrastructure deficits, also                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/19\/bri-helps-address-infra-deficits-in-cambodia\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-376 skin flat odd 5 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/17\/chinas-guigang-city-the-new-south-asian-hub-for-nev-manufacturing\/\">China\u2019s Guigang City; 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It has been a year since the first                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2021\/04\/22\/fighting-covid-19-while-sustaining-collective-work-towards-sdg-and-better-local-cooperation\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-395 skin flat odd 1 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/11\/18\/optimization-a-sister-city-partnership-sihanoukville-wuxi-on-tourism-industry\/\">Optimization a sister city-partnership: Sihanoukville \u2013 Wuxi on Tourism Industry<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    November 18, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        In the past few years, a friendship between two neighboring countries, China-Cambodia, is deeply rooted throughout some bilateral cooperation activity.                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/11\/18\/optimization-a-sister-city-partnership-sihanoukville-wuxi-on-tourism-industry\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-389 skin flat even 2 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/26\/plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster\/\">Plan to make GBA world-class city cluster<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 26, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        &nbsp; Following years of exponential growth, businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area now see an even clearer path                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/26\/plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-384 skin flat odd 3 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/24\/qingbanijiang-district-now-a-major-transport-hub-in-belt-and-road\/\">Qingbanijiang district now a major transport hub in Belt and Road<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 24, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        Qingbaijiang District in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Southwest China, has actively participated in the Belt and Road Initiative, and has made                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/24\/qingbanijiang-district-now-a-major-transport-hub-in-belt-and-road\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-380 skin flat even 4 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/19\/bri-helps-address-infra-deficits-in-cambodia\/\">BRI helps address \u2018infra deficits\u2019 in Cambodia<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 19, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        Picture source: https:\/\/images.app.goo.gl\/uZJiXB9GJW9S9dvy9 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) successfully helped Cambodia addressing issue in Cambodia including infrastructure deficits, also                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/19\/bri-helps-address-infra-deficits-in-cambodia\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-376 skin flat odd 5 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/17\/chinas-guigang-city-the-new-south-asian-hub-for-nev-manufacturing\/\">China\u2019s Guigang City; The New South Asian Hub for NEV Manufacturing<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    October 17, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        (Picture Source: https:\/\/kr-asia.com\/e-bikes-are-cruising-into-chinas-small-towns-after-nationwide-standardization) Guigang City, located in south China\u2019s Guangxi Province has been focusing on developing an industrial cluster of                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/17\/chinas-guigang-city-the-new-south-asian-hub-for-nev-manufacturing\/\">Read More..<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"item item-372 skin flat even 6 \">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-wrapper layout-81\">\r\n                <div class=\"element element_1618961319956  title \">\r\n                    <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/09\/30\/xinhua-silk-road-initiative-released-at-2022-silk-road-maritime-international-cooperation-forum-to-boost-development-of-shipping-logistic-sector\/\">Xinhua Silk Road: Initiative released at 2022 Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum to boost development of shipping logistic sector<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961583386  post_date \">\r\n                    September 30, 2022            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"element element_1618961602357  excerpt \">\r\n        &nbsp; 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