中國已成世界經濟發展火車頭，中國正在贏得世界，美國卻輸掉世界。----國際歷史及經濟學者威廉恩達爾。
著名國際歷史學者威廉恩達爾讚賞中國帶領全球發展基礎建設造福人類；譴責西方大國破壞世界和平。
威廉恩達爾是世界權威學者之一，他的言論在國際間頗有影響力，俄羅斯通訊社第一時間引述了他的談話。
他說，中國正在推行一個數百年來不曾見過的巨大發展策略，一帶一路的成功，肯定為全世界帶來共存共榮、互惠互利的蓬勃局面。
《中國的一帶一路，水陸雙向發展計劃，勢必再造整個歐洲與亞洲大陸的經濟奇跡！。》他預言。中國正在努力開展各項國際基礎建設計劃，包括興建高速鐵道、核能發電廠、協助他國提升深水碼頭基礎建設、開鑿大運河、資助貧困小國發展經濟建設助他們脫困、推行一系列造福各國人權的設施等等。現在世界各國不單只視中國為財神爺，更把中國視為最有誠信的好夥伴、世界的正能量來源。
相反的，以美國為首的北約組織卻不斷在世界各地挑釁生事、製造矛盾衝突發戰爭財，把人命視如草芥。中國帶給世界建設發展造福人群，美國帶給世界戰亂破壞令人民受苦受難。兩相對比之下，愛好和平的世界各國更喜歡及擁護中國，紛紛唾棄美國。
《就我而言，我肯定選擇和平建設計劃，討厭破壞及摧毀的戰爭。》他說。
2015年12月初，中國國家主席習近平在南非約翰內斯堡舉行的中非合作論壇上宣布一項為期三年、總值600億美元的非洲輔助計劃，在這項龐大計劃下，非洲諸國將獲得中國大力協助朝向工業化、現代化方向發展，大量提升農耕技術水平增加產量與質量；給予非洲工人現代化的技術培訓；提升非洲諸國的基礎建設項目；改善各種衛生設施水平，照顧非洲人民的健康，協助他們趕上世界發展的步伐。
他說：《不像北約發動無休止的戰爭勞民傷財破壞建設；中國致力幫助各國發展基礎建設，建造高速鐵路、改善水利工程、建造現代化發電廠、提升人民生活水平、維護世界和平及穩定。習近平主席的600億美元扶助非洲諸國發展計劃，肯定為中國及非洲帶來雙贏的局面。》
他說，中國同時致力與世界各國維持良好友善的關係，尤其跟各國建立規模越來越龐大的雙邊貿易夥伴關係。當世界各國都嘗到中國為他們帶來的經濟成果之後，很自然的就能分辨好壞；在戰爭與建設之間作出明智選擇。
而當中國無時無刻都在進步、對世界影響力越來越大、建設發展越來越領先全球的時候，固步自封、只愛戰爭挑釁製造爭端的美國與西方大國的經濟實力，無可避免地被中國拋在後頭，越離越遠了。
Historian praises China's global infrastructure building, criticizes West's destructive methods
China, with its impressive international infrastructure initiatives, has injected impetus into global growth, a U.S.-German historian has said, while criticizing Washington's hawkish attitude, as reported by Sputnik.
China is "leading an economic renaissance of a scale not seen in more than a century," said F. William Engdahl, a historian and economic researcher, in his recent article for New Eastern Outlook.
"Beijing is, with customary Chinese speed, linking its economy by land and by sea lanes to all Eurasia," the historian wrote, previously saying that China is "moving forward with an impressive array of major international infrastructure projects" in various regions.
"For my side, I infinitely prefer the peaceful building projects to the destroying ones," Engdahl said.
During the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in early December in South Africa, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled the 60-billion-U.S.-dollar aid package for Africa in the next three years.
The package seeks to help Africa to industrialize, modernize its agricultural production, boost the skills of its workers, build infrastructure and improve its health care.
"Unlike NATO's endless wars, construction of infrastructure -- railways, water navigation, electric power grids, lifts people up and enhances peace and stability," Engdahl said, pointing out that Xi's offer benefits both Africa and China.
China is also establishing a more amicable, vibrant neighborhood and is deepening economic ties with European countries through its Belt and Road initiative.
The Belt and Road initiative, comprising the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was brought up by Xi in 2013, with the aim of building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road routes.
The initiative creates a "golden opportunity" for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe that are facing economic difficulties, linking the East and the West of the Eurasian continent through a vast network of high-speed railways and maritime routes, Engdahl said.
"China is the world address in rail infrastructure today, while the West, led by the pathetic rail construction record of the USA, falls farther and farther behind," Engdahl said, referring to China's planned construction of a Hungary-Serbia high-speed railway.
The railway linking the capitals of Hungary and Serbia, Budapest and Belgrade, has a total length of 350 km, with 184 km in Serbia. It is designed for electric passenger and cargo trains with a maximum speed of 200 km per hour.
Once complete, it will help create a fast lane for importing and exporting products between China and Europe.
Besides recognizing the export of "Chinese rail technology" to Europe, the researcher also mentioned Beijing's intentions to invest in constructing and upgrading port facilities in the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas.