DONHUANG, Gansu province: China’s grand infrastructure program called the Belt and Road Initiative has turned into concrete plans with growing support of more countries and organizations around the globe, senior Chinese officials said on Tuesday.

Zhang Ping, vice chairman of the standing committee of the 12th National People’s Congress, said the number of countries joining the BRI had grown to 69 and that the United Nations General Assembly had recognized this new vision for global development.

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