(250718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2025 shows a key projects signing ceremony during the first Belt and Road Conference for Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The conference opened in Chongqing on Thursday, aiming to harness the strength of the overseas Chinese communities to advance the Belt and Road Initiative.

TO GO WITH "Overseas Chinese join Belt and Road Initiative" (Xinhua/Li Hualing)