A New Chapter for Belt and Road Cooperation - After a Glorious Decade. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) put forward by President Xi Jinping. Over the past decade, Belt and Road cooperation has stayed committed to its founding mission, and has grown rapidly and made historic achievements. A path of cooperation, opportunity and prosperity that leads to common development has been found. Benefiting over 150 countries, the BRI has become the most popular international public good and largest international cooperation platform in today’s world.