"I want to bring high-speed railways, express delivery, lunar exploration projects, the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, and 5G technology back to my hometown. The Belt and Road Initiative connects you and me." These are the lyrics of a song performed by a band of foreign students from Nanchang Hangkong University, east China's Jiangxi Province.

Before coming to China, Shabir Mohsin Hashmi knew little about the country. Now, the 47-year-old Pakistani not only has a family here but has also become an ambassador for the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

China will continue to boost the green development of the Belt and Road, better protect the environment, and bring benefits to the people of all Belt and Road partner countries, Cong Liang, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a press conference yesterday.

Holding fast to their dreams and rising to face challenges, young Chinese people have left an indelible mark through their work in support of people's well-being in Belt and Road countries.