Review on China-Lesotho International Cooperation Platforms in the Background of Belt and Road Initiative

摘要

The Kingdom of Lesotho like other developing countries participates in a number of international cooperation platforms. These kinds of platforms occur both at bilateral and multilateral parameters geared towards social development and economic growth as well as International Trade and support. China has diplomatic and international cooperation with Lesotho in a number of platforms like China-Lesotho Cooperation, Forum on China Africa Cooperation and the African Union Agenda 2063, which China has committed itself to support the same strategy, in which Lesotho is a direct stakeholder as a member state in African Union. These platforms in relation to China-Lesotho Cooperation happen under the direct impetus of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Literature Review Methodology combined with Case Study Methodology using Snowball Sampling was conducted to have an in-depth collection of both the Primary and Secondary Data relating thereto this study. These methodologies were conducted to conduct a review on the China-Lesotho International Cooperation Platforms under BRI and Inductive Data Analysis Approach was used and, summary and conclusion thereof were made to give a holistic view of these platforms on advancing the bilateral relationships between the two countries.