"Since childhood, my hometown had been suffering power outages. Later I went to China to study hydropower. After graduation, I came to work at the Nam Phay Hydropower Station built by China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO), and witnessed tremendous changes in my hometown,” said Xaysee, a young man from Laos. This is an example of the change brought by the Belt and Road Initiative to the partner countries, the epitome of strengthening people-to-people ties.