In2019,SunChao,theheadoftheBeltandRoadAmbassadorInterviewProgram,interviewedNicolasChapuis,theAmbassadorofDelegationoftheEuropeanUniontoChina.TheambassadorgavehisinsightsonthefutureofChina-EuropecooperationandtheBeltandRoadInitiative.AmbassadorChapuishimselfisaChinesepoetryresearcher,whoisfondofDuFu.Hehaswitnessed40-yearofdevelopmentinChinasincehisfirstpositioninChina.ChapuiswelcomedChina'sopeninguptotheworldandencouragedthedecisionstomaketheBeltandRoadInitiativecleaner,greener,andmorefinanciallysustainable.Hestressedthat,asPresidentXihassaid,China'ssuccessisnotazero-sumgame,butanopportunityfortherestoftheworld.HealsourgedChinatoshouldermoreresponsibilitiesandcontributetomultilateralinternationaldialogues.Hespokehighlyofthenon-governmentalexchangesbetweenChinaandEurope,whicharereflectedinthegrowthoftourism.Europe,hesaid,istryingtodiversifyitstouristdestinationsbypromotingtheCulturalRoutesofEurope.PhotoofNicolasChapuis,theAmbassadorofDelegationoftheEuropeanUniontoChina,inconversationwithSunChao,HeadoftheBeltandRoadAmbassadorInterviewProgram(PhotoprovidedtoGuangmingOnline)BelowisthetranscriptofMr.Chapuis'sviewduringtheconversation.I’mwitnessingChina’sdevelopmentWell,indeed,I'vedevotedmyprofessionallifetoChina.IgraduatedinChinesestudies,andmy1sttostayinBeijingwasexactly40yearsago.So40yearsofbeingawitnesstoChina'stransformation.AndIthinkthereisaconsensustoday,notonlyinChina,butoutsideofChina,butthefactthatChinaissucceedinginitsreformation,itsreform,intoleadingworldeconomic,political,militarypower.China’ssuccessisanopportunityfortheworldWhat'shappeninginChinahasanimpactworldwide,andwedoallhopethatthecakeisgoingtogetbigger.LikeyourpresidentsaystotheGermanchancellor,thatit'snotazero-sumgame,butChinaisnotwinningatthedetrimentofothers,butthatthesuccessofChinaisanopportunityfortherestofthedevelopingworldtocatchup,andforthedevelopedworldtobenefitfromthecomingoutofmorethanabillionChinesecitizenswhocanconsume,travel,exchange.BeltandRoadInitiativeisamarkerofChina’sopening-upBeltandRoadisaChineseinitiativethathasbeenwelcomedworldwide,becauseitwasanothersign,anothermarkerofChinagoingout,ofChinalookingattheworld,ofChina'swillingnesstoparticipateineconomicdevelopmentacrosstheplanet.Andwehaveseensomeprogress,somedecisionstakenbytheChinesegovernmenttomakeBeltandRoadcleaner,greener,andmorefinanciallysustainable.Thereshouldbenosuspicionaboutthesharedbenefits.Wedohopethatinthenearfuture,therewillbeEuropeanprojectsworkingandinendwithChineseBeltandRoadprojects.ChineseprofessionalsaretakingimportantrolesininternationalbodiesWhatneedstobelearnedbyeverybody,includingourselves,isouttoimproveinternationalconversations,dialogue,andmultilateralism.It'scomplicated.It'snotnatural.Andsoyousayyouarelearning,andit'strue.WeareseeingalargenumbernowofChineseeconomists,andChinesediplomats,whoaretakingupveryimportantpositions.Itistime,hightime,thatChineseprofessionalstaketheseatsandexerttheirmanagingskillsatthetopofitsinternationalbodies.Withpowercomesresponsibility.Anddoingthat,ChinawillseehowtherestoftheworldseesChina.Non-governmentexchangesbetweenChinaandEuropeseesignificantincreaseWell.Itisessential.Andtheonlytruerelationshipisthecapacityofpeopletorecognizeothers.Wearealsotryingtodiversify,thatpeopleshouldnotjustgotothebigcities,London,Paris,Berlin,Rome,Madrid,Barcelona,butshouldgotothecountrysideandreallygetintothefabricoftheseEuropeancountries.Historically,inEurope,likeinChina,youknow,theGrandCanalbetweenHangzhouandBeijing.Wehave,inEurope,specialrouteswherepeopleusedtotravelveryoften.AndwehopemanyChinesestorieswouldwanttovisitandwalkontheseroads.BecauseoftheworldwidesuccessofGameofThronesinChina.TheEuropeancityofDubrovnikinCroatiahasbecomeextremelyfamousforChinesetourists.SoyouhavenowmoreChinesethanEuropeansinDubrovnik.AndalsoChinesetouristshaveunderstoodthatmanyofthewildernessspotsofGameofThroneswerefilmedinIreland.SoweareseeingoneincreaseinChinesetouriststoIreland.That'sgood.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.