of course here on our see speaking from china, nelson wong, vice chairman of the shanghai center for impact on international studies. thank you . thank you. ok, let's bring you some updates on the ukraine conflict. now, an official from new guns can cetera and to 1000 ukrainian soldiers are currently in captivity in the don bus republics. while the mining continues in the mario post the plant, more than 2000 ukrainian trips surrendered to done yet republic forces. there recently, ukrainian armies, former positions in the area there being inspected as well. and archie continues to explore the sprawling industrial area. you course has on of today takes a closer look at where i was off fighters tried to break through the siege. so this is the place where the as of new nazi battalion tried to break through the encirclement and well somehow get to the other. sure. some were swimming across this river. at least tried woke. they failed. and as you can see, this place is in ruins. they're still mines are scattered across this place and there's an armored personnel carrier behind me as well t

context of the foreign ministers base to the region vice chairman of the shanghai center thing tank nelson wong believe the transition from a western centric world is already underway. china is a country with 1500000000 people and it has the need to expand. they said, call globally. and relations with countries in the south pacific are also quite important. propose it's, it's mainly called great at all agriculture and efficient. so this is what is widely known as a mutual benefit activities for mutual benefit. and china never goes to these countries voluntarily without the invitation of the local countries. so i think this is purely an act of good faith, which certainly seeing a transition from the former us century or western world into a new one. that is, i have small multi polled. it's also a puzzle that china wants to, you know, to code as well. why? the expansion of china, the economic expansion of china, got so watery, depart, other people considering that this country, china, i being is, is a country with a history of peace and development. ok, some updates now on the ukraine conflict, u

nelson wong, please voices of different countries should be heard. it's a lack of confidence in a sense of the west and led by the us has, has a habit of manipulating the public opinion and the way narrative being conveyed. and when it comes to countries like china also wants to avoid se, up giving. it was all different, matters of people do not get used to watches, of different countries needs to be heard everywhere. and this is what countries that promotes freedom of speech. this is totally wrong. the main idea is basically to contain charges about button to as we have observed it. but this is not, this is not right and it's not going to be successful. we don't so that we come from different cultures. of people tend to take this as a hostess, the rising of trying to as a host all act which is right. and just before we go, let's bring you some highlights of this year's big tree day celebrations because the memory of those who lost their lives. if i can get nuts in world war 2, ah, with a more peaceful life, slowly returning to cities in ukraine and

nelson wong, things china has a completely different approach than the west when it comes to helping other countries. this is very easy to get misunderstood. this is a new toner lism off china. this is a by lending money to people. you're trying to drive that trap. full of countries that took the los i think this is totally wrong. what china has been doing is to help those people, those country is to build that infrastructure. what china does is a very business like transactions. basically, if you go to a country and discuss wisdom, whether you like a port or a power plant to be able to lot, then if the terms are agreed, then let's go and do it. and but no other conditions. but what we have heard from other countries is the reasonably like chinese companies to come and do business with them is that they don't. the chinese do not tell them what to do. the west adopted a different approach when it comes to helping other countries. many thanks to joining us here in asi, international web, back at the top of the out with blue. ah, ah, a or ah, ah ah, but the so we're, we're good. yeah, t

let's cross alive now to nelson wong, vice chairman of the shanghai center for impact on international studies. welcome to the program. and it's been less than 10 years since the belt road initiative was launched and it's already boasting a few achievements. how would you assess? is successes so far? well the, you said it is very likely that the belgian road initiative was started 1st the 2020 by chinese leadership. and one thing that people were have to understand is, this is the results of an actual pulls up economic development. well, the social wells, economic wealth that has been accumulated over of foster economic development, china has also accumulated humongous amount of industrial production capability for that a country large china needs to definitely bind markets overseas. and there's, i believe, is why the administrative was 1st promoted. and so if you can see what you should just out of our blog to even thought about dash, and also i'm the infrastructure project and also in africa. some other countries about some new york in countries as well as a center asia, they're all