On January 20, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as SINOSURE) signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Collaborative Promotion of Green Silk Road Construction(hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) in Beijing. Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of MEE, and Cai Xiliang, President of SINOSURE, held a working meeting and signed the agreement on behalf of both sides.

The Green Silk Road is an important vehicle for promoting the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road” (BRI) and building a community of life for man and nature. Both sides will take the signing of the Agreement as an opportunity and make full use of their respective strengths to promote cooperation, with focus on key areas of the BRI green development, and support from such initiatives as BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) and BRI Environmental Big Data Platform, so as to provide green solutions for BRI participating countries and “going global” enterprises, and firmly promote the high-quality development of the BRI.

According to the Agreement, both sides will carry out in-depth cooperation on the ecological and environmental management of BRI projects, information sharing and capacity building to promote green and low-carbon development, etc.