New York City, United States - April 24, 2017
1. Various of forum
2. Guests in discussion on stage
3. Various of attendees
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"We as a nation have the ability to help with some of our own infrastructure need with our own money, but at the same time there will still be a need for more capital. And Chinese investors are smart investors and they understand opportunity and we understand capital and I think we should get that smart investing together with a need."
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5. Forum
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Earvin Johnson, ex-professional basketball player and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises:
"Not only the money side from China but also the expertise on how to build buildings and seaports and airports and their knowledge in that space of how to build infrastructure."
7. Forum
8. Discussion panel
9. Forum
10. Attendees
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City as well as founding owner of Bloomberg(starting with shots 9-10):
"One Belt One Road covers an area that includes about 50 percent of the world's GDP. And that opens up great new opportunities for global investors and over the last year, our country has hosted a series of events around the world called 'China: Navigating the New Silk Road'."
12. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Cui Tiankai, Chinese ambassador to United States (partially overlaid with shot 13):
"(The Belt and Road) initiative aims to bring us together and allow more countries and more regions to use the opportunity brought by globalization to develop themselves. It's a win-win matter and of course the whole process should be conducted through joint discussions and development. Of course we welcome the U.S. to participate and we hope that the U.S. can adopt the concept of a long-term，global view as it will have a very positive influence on the world. Infrastructure, economic and trade relations together with people-to-people exchange will become increasingly convenient and intimate, which is good news for the world's peace and stability."
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13. Forum
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14. Various of guests
15. Forum

Both Chinese and American sides were optimistic about future economic cooperation at the International Finance and Infrastructure Cooperation Forum held in New York City in the U.S. on Monday.

Collaboration in infrastructure and the Belt and Road initiative were key topics among the 200 high-ranking officials and heads from notable enterprises who attended the forum, held at business media giant Bloomberg's headquarters.

"We as a nation have the ability to help with some of our own infrastructure need with our own money, but at the same time there will still be a need for more capital. And Chinese investors are smart investors and they understand opportunity and we understand capital and I think we should get that smart investing together with a need," said Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky.

"Not only the money side from China but also the expertise on how to build buildings and seaports and airports and their knowledge in that space of how to build infrastructure," said Earvin Johnson, ex-professional basketball player and current Chairman of Magic Johnson Enterprises.

Guests attending the forum all agree that it's promising for China and the U.S. to cooperate in terms of investment and infrastructure. Both sides should seize the opportunity under the framework of the Belt and Road initiative so that peoples from both countries can benefit from globalization.

"One Belt One Road covers an area that includes about 50 percent of the world's GDP. And that opens up great new opportunities for global investors and over the last year, our country has hosted a series of events around the world called 'China: Navigating the New Silk Road'," said Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City as well as the founding owner of Bloomberg.

"(The Belt and Road) initiative aims to bring us together and allow more countries and more regions to use the opportunity brought by globalization to develop themselves. It's a win-win matter and of course the whole process should be conducted through joint discussions and development. Of course we welcome the U.S. to participate and we hope that the U.S. can adopt the concept of a long-term，global view as it will have a very positive influence on the world. Infrastructure, economic and trade relations together with people-to-people exchange will become increasingly convenient and intimate, which is good news for the world's peace and stability," said Cui Tiankai, Chinese ambassador to the U.S.