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 closer 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.

The Belt and Road Initiative has driven new advances in opening up. By the end of 2018, China had signed more than 150 cooperation agreements with 106 countries and 29 international organizations from Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and south Pacific, and carried out industrial cooperation projects with more than 30 countries. The UN General Assembly and Security Council have made reference to the initiative in some of their resolutions. General Assembly resolution 2344, for instance, called on the international community to increase regional economic cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative.

“一帶一路”

“一帶一路”是“絲綢之路經(jīng)濟(jì)帶”和“21世紀(jì)海上絲綢之路”的簡(jiǎn)稱。2013年9月和10月，中國(guó)國(guó)家主席習(xí)近平出訪中亞和東南亞時(shí)，分別提出了與相關(guān)國(guó)家共同建設(shè)“絲綢之路經(jīng)濟(jì)帶”和“21世紀(jì)海上絲綢之路”的倡議。該倡議以實(shí)現(xiàn)“政策溝通、設(shè)施聯(lián)通、貿(mào)易暢通、資金融通、民心相通”為主要內(nèi)容，以“共商、共建、共享”為原則，實(shí)實(shí)在在地造福沿線國(guó)家和人民?！耙粠б宦贰敝饕w東亞、東南亞、南亞、西亞、中亞和中東歐等國(guó)家和地區(qū)。“一帶一路”建設(shè)符合有關(guān)各方共同利益，順應(yīng)地區(qū)和全球合作潮流，得到了沿線國(guó)家的積極響應(yīng)。截至2018年年底，中國(guó)已經(jīng)與106個(gè)國(guó)家和29個(gè)國(guó)際組織簽署了超過(guò)150份共建“一帶一路”的協(xié)議，簽署范圍自亞歐大陸拓展至非洲、拉美和加勒比地區(qū)、南太平洋地區(qū)；同30多個(gè)國(guó)家開展機(jī)制化產(chǎn)能合作，推動(dòng)形成了以“一帶一路”為引領(lǐng)的對(duì)外開放新格局。共建“一帶一路”已經(jīng)寫入聯(lián)合國(guó)大會(huì)、安理會(huì)等重要決議，聯(lián)合國(guó)安理會(huì)通過(guò)的第2344號(hào)決議，呼吁國(guó)際社會(huì)通過(guò)“一帶一路”建設(shè)加強(qiáng)區(qū)域經(jīng)濟(jì)合作。