BRI brings hearts of Ugandan, Chinese young people closer

Liu Qi (R), a Chinese construction technician at Sinohydro, does laundry with his wife Betty Nabukeera in Kayunga, Central Region, Uganda, April 15, 2021. In Uganda, the Chinese-constructed Isimba Hydro Power Plant, a 566-million-U.S. dollar project by Sinohydro Corporation Ltd., is one of the key energy infrastructure projects under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the east African country. During the construction of the 183 megawatts power plant, Betty Nabukeera, a local teacher, and Liu Qi, a Chinese construction technician at Sinohydro, fell in love with each other. (Photo by Hou Junlong/Xinhua)