Kikeo Khaikhamphithoune, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of Lao People's Revolutionary Party and head of the Party's Commission for Propaganda and Training, speaks during the opening ceremony of Laos-China Belt and Road Cooperation Forum in Vientiane, Laos, on Feb. 2, 2018. Laos-China Belt and Road Cooperation Forum kicked off here Friday, focusing on development and cooperation between the two neighboring countries. (Xinhua/Liu Ailun)?