Belt and Road Initiative & Bangladesh
10.1 Promises at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum
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In response to accusations that it lacked transparency, facilitated
corruption and that some projects contributed to pollution, a
number of initiatives were announced at the
2nd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing held in April 2019.
President Xi Jinping pledged that the BRI will be "open, green
and clean". He also promised that everything should be done in a
transparent way, and there would be zero tolerance for
corruption.
Clean Silk Road
"The Beijing Initiative for Clean Silk" Road has been launched.
This calls for international cooperation to promote transparency
and integrity and combat corruption. The Initiative urges for
implementation of the BRI in line with the spirits of the United
Nations Convention Against Corruption and other international
rules and legal frameworks.
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