“Our task is to translate billions (of investment) and thousands of kilometers into the language of everyday life,” Dastan Amangeldiev, our media ambassador from Kyrgyzstan, said during the 2026 Belt and Road Journalists Forum.
Taking the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway as an example, Dastan stressed that the success of major infrastructure projects should be measured not only by transport volumes, but also by the opportunities they create for local communities. Will new businesses emerge along the railway? Will young people gain new skills and better job prospects? For him, answering these questions requires journalists to go beyond official announcements, verify progress on the ground and follow projects from initial commitments to tangible results.
Source: “Home of Journalists” Facebook