At the regular press conference of the National International Development Cooperation Agency held in Beijing on March 17th, Li Ming, the spokesperson, introduced the latest progress and future plans of China's "Small and Beautiful" foreign development assistance program, which has launched more than 1700 cooperation projects for human resources development, planned to provide 100000 training and training opportunities to countries in the global South, and highlighted the new focus on digital economy and artificial intelligence in foreign aid. As a cooperation priority for high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", China's foreign aid "small and beautiful" projects are grounded, popular, low-cost, and sustainable. They have taken root around the world, especially in countries in the South, and become a bright card for China's international development cooperation. For a long time, China has attached great importance to the needs of recipients of aid, and its foreign development assistance has distinct characteristics of the times. In fields such as agriculture and healthcare, a number of projects have been well-known, established, and quickly spread, polishing the golden signboard of people to people communication. In Lesotho, the "10 square meter mushroom cultivation model" enables land scarce farmers to produce 1.2 tons of fresh mushroom per year, ensuring their livelihood; After introducing hybrid rice from China, Burkina Faso's grain production has significantly increased, and it has basically achieved zero rice imports; In Madagascar, China has assisted in the construction of a 19 kilometer road connecting the country's important egg producing areas, significantly improving the transportation conditions for farmers' eggs and reducing egg damage. The locals affectionately call it the "Egg Road"... China has carried out large-scale international anti malaria assistance with artemisinin as the core, providing billions of artemisinin drugs, benefiting about 240 million people in sub Saharan Africa alone. A seed provides a foundation for three meals, a path makes life more exciting, and a potion safeguards health. The broadband project in Tanzania has reduced the telephone tariff by 58% and the Internet tariff by 75%; Promote the construction of the China Africa Satellite Remote Sensing Application Cooperation Center, utilizing digital technology to enhance disaster prevention, mitigation, and climate change response capabilities; It has assisted 15 countries and international organizations, including Pakistan, Laos and Egypt, in building digital infrastructure projects, covering the Internet, e-government, and intelligent transportation, which are both "giving people fish" and "giving people fish". This is the outstanding charm of China's "small and beautiful" foreign development assistance projects. This year's government work report proposed to promote the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" to go deeper and more practical. We will coordinate and promote the construction of major landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, and form a number of exemplary cooperation achievements. With the significant progress of China's scientific and technological level, cutting-edge fields such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, aerospace, and blue economy are becoming new focuses of foreign aid. The Luban Workshop in Ethiopia, which was unveiled and operated in 2021, has been designated by the African Union as a high-quality skilled talent training center for all of Africa. On the photo wall outside the workshop training room, there are photos of graduates sent by the company. Nowadays, graduates of Luban Workshop have spread across multiple countries in Africa. The professional settings are oriented towards four directions: industrial sensors, mechatronics integration, industrial control, and industrial robots Gabriel Ziabel, Vice President of the Ethiopian Federal Vocational and Technical Training Institute, the co builder of the Luban Workshop, said, "As the Luban Workshop benefits more countries, it will help more young people in Africa achieve high-quality employment." "The National International Development Cooperation Agency plans to implement more than 2000 foreign aid training projects and train more than 50000 people by 2025, covering the 17 goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development." Li Ming said, "In the future, China will closely design projects around the three global initiatives and provide 100000 training places to countries in the global South." The road is not alone, and we will work together to achieve great success. It is reported that China has gathered diverse development resources and turned the $4 billion Global Development and South South Cooperation Fund into the main driving force for multilateral "small and beautiful" livelihood projects. Currently, China has cooperated with more than 20 international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, and the Industrial Development Organization, within the framework of the fund. We will continue to coordinate and promote major landmark projects and 'small but beautiful' livelihood projects, advance the implementation and refinement of global development initiatives, and inject new momentum into achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Li Ming said. Small and beautiful projects are gathering together to create a greater desire for a better life. (New Society)