China has said on many occasions that the Belt and Road Initiative is inclusive. The mega plan has the potential to work with other international and regional development plans including the UN 2030 Agenda and the African Union's 2063 agenda. 

Back in 2016, in meeting with then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Chinese President Xi Jinping argued that the Belt and Road Initiative could help the UN implement its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for a set of ambitious goals, which include the eradication of poverty and hunger. The five priority areas of the Belt and Road Initiative, connectivity in policy, facilities, trade, finance and among people, are extensively linked with the 17 goals set by 2030 Agenda, which allowed for the UN to embrace the initiative.

There is also a close affinity between the UN's 2030 agenda and the African Union's Agenda 2063 goals. In one example, the UN's goal of ending poverty and hunger corresponds to the AU's goals of achieving a "high standard of living and quality of life for African people." The UN's goal of inclusive education also fits with the goals inscribed in Agenda 2063. 

One more similarity is the involvement of China in these Agendas. The Belt and Road Initiative has been viewed as a vital component to address the infrastructure deficit in Africa and accelerate structural transformation of the continent.