China enhances cooperation with B&R countries despite COVID-19

China has seen resilient cooperation with the Belt and Road (B&R) countries facing the impact of COVID-19, the country’s top economic planner said on Tuesday. China has signed 201 B&R cooperation documents with 138 countries and 31 international organizations, Meng Wei, a spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference. In the first three quarters of the year, China’s trade with B&R countries totaled about 963.42 billion U.S. dollars, and its non-financial direct investment in these countries surged by 29.7 percent year on year to reach 13.02 billion dollars, Meng said. The China-Europe freight rail service…