New policies promised to help Belt and Road business ventures

Several policies will be adopted by the Foreign Ministry to help the flow of personnel between China and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday.

The smooth flow of personnel is the basis for pushing the initiative forward, said Guo Shaochun, director of the ministry's Department of Consular Affairs.

"We'll focus on solving problems with issuing visas to outbound Chinese businesses travelers in 2016," Guo said at an annual news conference on consular affairs. The Belt and Road Initiative is a vision put forward by President Xi Jinping in 2013 to boost interconnectivity and common development along the ancient land and maritime Silk Roads. The Belt and Road Initiative links at least 60 countries and regions.