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Beijing, Moscow work together to create better future and share dividends of development

Russian Sinologist Yuri Tavrovsky decided to revisit China in 2015 to learn more about the modern rendition of the Silk Road and was surprised to see the transformation on the route.

He and his wife have visited China five times since 2015. Setting off in Shanghai, they headed west, taking photos and making copious notes. His research was published in August 2017 in his book One Belt, One Road: Traveling Westward.

The expert, now also the chairman of the Experts Commission of Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development, described the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping as "the main project of the 21st century", adding that the initiative has provided the world with the largest platform for international cooperation and has become an important social product that China is able to offer.

Noting this year also marks the 10th anniversary of the BRI, Tavrovsky said how the initiative will foster common development of the partner countries is something his study has shone light on.

During his state visit to Moscow in March this year, President Xi Jinping invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to travel to China for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.