Viliame Gavoka, deputy prime minister and minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation of Fiji

The BRI was proposed 10 years ago. We were very excited about the initiative to lift the relationship (between China and Fiji) to another level. We have seen some projects in Fiji. The past 10 years have been quite remarkable. The way President Xi has stayed the course remained very firm on the initiative. A lot of countries, including Fiji, are part of this. We support it all the way and we can see huge benefits for us. It (the initiative) absolutely improves the economy of Fiji. It connects us to all other parts of the world. In the past, the relationship was more like bilateral — China and Fiji — but now it's multilateral and inclusive of everyone, and that's the beauty about it.

Frank Museba Tayali, minister of Transport and Logistics of Zambia

This initiative is a very important initiative, especially for what used to be landlocked countries like Zambia. We now consider ourselves land-linked because of this awakening that in order to promote trade and connectivity, there is importance in developing infrastructure. This is extremely important in the win-win situation that President Xi Jinping has talked about and together, develop together and share profits. I think that is the way to go for the world to promote a more equitable and fairer world and society that we live in.