The Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative – China’s proposal to build a Silk Road Economic Belt and a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road in cooperation with related countries – was unveiled by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visits to Central and Southeast Asia in September and October 2013. The initiative focuses on promoting policy coordination, connectivity of infrastructure and facilities, unimpeded trade, financial integration, and strengthened people-to-people ties through a consultative process and joint efforts, with the goal of bringing benefits to all. The initiative covers primarily East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. It reflects a convergence of interests and an increasing need for regional and global cooperation. The response from countries along the proposed Belt and Road has been enthusiastic. By the end of 2016 over 100 countries and international and regional organizations had expressed an interest in participating, and more than 40 of them had signed cooperation agreements with China.

“一帶一路”

“一帶一路”是“絲綢之路經濟帶”和“21世紀海上絲綢之路”的簡稱。2013年9月和10月，中國國家主席習近平出訪中亞和東南亞時，分別提出了與相關國家共同建設“絲綢之路經濟帶”和“21世紀海上絲綢之路”的倡議。該倡議以實現“政策溝通、設施聯通、貿易暢通、資金融通、民心相通”為主要內容，以共商、共建、共享為原則，實實在在地造福沿線國家和人民。“一帶一路”主要涵蓋東亞、東南亞、南亞、西亞、中亞和中東歐等國家和地區。“一帶一路”建設符合有關各方共同利益，順應地區和全球合作潮流，得到了沿線國家的積極響應。截止到2016年底，已有100多個國家和國際、地區組織表達了支持和參與“一帶一路”建設的積極意愿，40多個國家和國際組織與中國簽署了共建“一帶一路”政府間合作協議。

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