Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor
The proposal for the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIMEC) was unveiled by China and India during Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India in May 2013, with the objective of linking the two huge markets of China and India and enhancing regional connectivity. Bangladesh and Myanmar welcomed the proposal.
In December 2013, the first BCIMEC joint study group meeting was held in Kunming, and a joint study plan was signed by all parties, leading to the establishment of a mechanism for cooperation among the four governments.
When meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India in September 2014, President Xi Jinping suggested that China and India spearhead a joint effort to accelerate the construction of the BCIMEC under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
At its second meeting in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh in December 2014, the BCIMEC joint study group discussed the vision, priorities, and direction of future development of the BCIMEC. In addition to bringing benefits to the four countries directly involved, the corridor is also expected to spur growth in South, Southeast and East Asia as well.
In April 2017, the BCIMEC joint study group met for the third time in India's Kolkata, and discussed the research report that had been jointly compiled by the four countries. The parties agreed that the report reflected their consensus on exchanges and cooperation in a number of key sectors including connectivity, energy, investment and financing, facilitation of trade and investment in goods and services, sustainable development, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
In addition to direct benefits to the four countries, the BCIMEC is expected to boost the integrated development of the three economic plates of South, Southeast and East Asia.
孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊
2013年5月，李克強(qiáng)總理訪問(wèn)印度期間，中印兩國(guó)共同倡議建設(shè)孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊，推動(dòng)中印兩個(gè)大市場(chǎng)更緊密連接，加強(qiáng)該地區(qū)互聯(lián)互通。該倡議得到孟加拉國(guó)、緬甸兩國(guó)的積極響應(yīng)。2013年12月，孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊聯(lián)合研究工作組第一次會(huì)議在昆明召開(kāi)，各方簽署了孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊聯(lián)合研究計(jì)劃，正式建立了四國(guó)政府推進(jìn)孟中印緬合作的機(jī)制。2014年9月，習(xí)近平主席在訪問(wèn)印度期間同莫迪總理會(huì)談時(shí)提出中印雙方要加快推進(jìn)孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊建設(shè)，開(kāi)展在“一帶一路”框架內(nèi)的合作。2014年12月，在孟加拉國(guó)考斯巴薩舉行了孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊聯(lián)合研究工作組第二次會(huì)議，討論并展望了經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊的前景、優(yōu)先次序和發(fā)展方向。2017年4月，孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊聯(lián)合研究工作組第三次會(huì)議在印度加爾各答召開(kāi)，四方代表就四國(guó)聯(lián)合編制的研究報(bào)告進(jìn)行了討論。四國(guó)代表均認(rèn)為，聯(lián)合研究報(bào)告在互聯(lián)互通、能源、投融資、貨物與服務(wù)貿(mào)易及投資便利化、可持續(xù)發(fā)展與人文交流等重點(diǎn)領(lǐng)域的交流與合作達(dá)成了諸多共識(shí)。孟中印緬經(jīng)濟(jì)走廊不僅直接惠及四國(guó)，其輻射作用將有助于帶動(dòng)南亞、東南亞、東亞三大經(jīng)濟(jì)板塊聯(lián)合發(fā)展。
