By integrating the historical symbolism of the ancient Silk Road, the Belt and Road Initiative delivers a Chinese program and proposal whose goals are to maintain an open world economic system; achieve diversified, independent, balanced and sustainable development; advance regional cooperation, strengthen communications between civilizations; and safe-guard world peace and stability. As an international common good, it showcases the fact that China, as the largest developing country and the world's second-largest economy, shoulders its wider responsibilities in promoting development of world economy and reform in global economic governance, and makes its efforts to build a peaceful and prosperous community with a shared destiny.

共建“一带一路”倡议借用古丝绸之路的历史符号，表达了中国对维护开放型世界经济体系、实现多元、自主、平衡和可持续发展，深化区域合作，加强文明交流互鉴，维护世界和平稳定的中国方案和主张。作为一项国际公共产品，它更体现了中国作为最大的发展中国家和全球第二大经济体，对推动世界经济发展和改革的责任担当，以及对建设和平、繁荣的人类命运共同体的期待和努力。

The Belt and Road Initiative is open to any country or international organization that has an interest, and all forms of participation and cooperation are welcomed to bring about benefits to more regions and peoples. China welcomes the participation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Belt and Road Initiative. Latin America and the Caribbean are important emerging markets as well as major trade partners of China. China is committed to coordinating development strategies with countries in these regions, and advancing pragmatic cooperation with them in all fields, including infrastructural construction, production capacity cooperation, cooperation on ecological and environmental protection and cultural and social cooperation etc., and expanding common interests based on the B&R ideas, principles and approaches.

共建“一带一路”是开放的，中国欢迎感兴趣的国家和国际组织以不同方式参与合作，让成果惠及更广区域、更多人民。中国欢迎拉丁美洲和加勒比地区国家参与“一带一路”建设。拉丁美洲和加勒比地区是重要的新兴市场，也是中国最重要的贸易伙伴之一。中国致力于同拉丁美洲和加勒比有关国家对接发展战略，用共建“一带一路”的理念、原则和合作方式推动各领域务实合作，包括基础设施建设、产能合作、生态环保合作、人文社会领域合作等，不断扩大共同利益。

The Bahamas is an important country in the Caribbean, with advantages in the fields of tourism and financial services. The Belt and Road Initiative means an important opportunity to strengthen practical cooperation and the comprehensive relationship between China and The Bahamas.

巴哈马是加勒比地区重要国家，在旅游、金融服务等方面有自己的优势，“一带一路”倡议是巴方加强与中国务实合作和发展全面关系的又一次重要机遇。