CHONGQING,Nov.8(Xinhua)--WajahiHussain,aPakistanistudentnewlyenrolledatSouthwestUniversity,Chongqing,isdiligentlyimmersinghimselfinthestudyofauniquepotatovariety,withaviewtotakingpartinlaboratoryexperiments.Heispursuingamaster'sdegreeattheuniversity,buthisultimateaimistointroducethishigh-yieldpotatovarietyintohiscountry.NamedRedRose,thevarietywasdevelopedbySouthwestUniversityfortheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)participatingcountries.AccordingtoHussain,theyieldofthisvarietyismorethan30percenthigherthanthatoflocalpotatoesinPakistan.Thepotatoseedlingsarenowgrowingvigorouslyinalaboratoryattheuniversity'sIntegrativeScienceCenterofGermplasmCreationinWesternChina(Chongqing)ScienceCity."Aftercompletingmystudies,Iwillgobacktomycountrytoworkonpotatocropsanddevelopnewvarietiesthatwillbenefitthepublicandmycountry,"Hussainsaid.In2020,aBeltandRoadinternationalinnovationinstituteofpotatoindustrywasestablishedasacollaborationbetweenSouthwestUniversity,theInternationalPotatoCenter-ChinaCenterforAsiaPacificandover10BRIcountries,includingKazakhstan,Russia,EgyptandIran.Theinstituteisdedicatedtojointeffortsongermplasmcreation,utilizationandpromotion.Undertheinitiative,Chinahassharedadvancedtechnologiesforpotatocultivationandseed-potatoqualitycontrolwithparticipatingcountries,therebyboostinglocalpotatoproductionandimprovingtheeconomicbenefitsforthelocalpotatofarmers.Inrecentyears,ChinahasbeeninjectingnewvitalityintotheBRIthroughvariousactivities,suchasscientificcooperation,academicexchanges,talentmobilityandtechnologytransferswithBRIcountries.Thisin-depthandmulti-dimensionalscientificcollaborationhasinvigoratedthefurtherdevelopmentoftheBRI.SinceChinaproposedtheBRIin2013,scientificandtechnologicalcooperationhasconsistentlybeenahighlight.Overthepastdecade,Chinahasinkedgovernment-to-governmentagreementsonscientificandtechnologicalcooperationwithmorethan80BRIparticipatingcountriesandhasestablishedintellectualpropertycooperationrelationshipswithover50BRIcountries.GhassanKaram,fromtheWorldHealthOrganization,saidtheBRIalsocontributestointernationalmedicalscientificandtechnologicalinnovation,makescollaborationwithintheframeworkofinternationalcooperationonscientificresearchmorestandardizedandefficient,ensuringthatitbettermeetsthedemandsofclinicalresearchtobenefitpeopleworldwide.ChinaregardsscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentandcooperationassolutionstoaddressingglobalchallengesandhasbeenstrengtheningtechnologicalcollaborationwithintheBRIframework,saidIstvanJakab,deputyspeakeroftheHungarianNationalAssembly.SpeakingatthefirstBeltandRoadConferenceonScienceandTechnologyExchangeinChongqing,hesaidHungaryislookingforwardtocloserandmorepracticalcooperationbetweenthetwosideswithinthecontextoftheBRI.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.