21st Century Maritime Silk Road Economic Belt 21世紀海上絲綢之路

21st Century Maritime Silk Road Economic Belt
繁：21世紀海上絲綢之路
简：21世纪海上丝绸之路

習近平強調，維護周邊和平穩定是周邊外交的重要目標。要著力深化互利共贏格局，積極參與區域經濟合作，加快基礎設施互聯互通，建設好絲綢之路經濟帶、21世紀海上絲綢之路，構建區域經濟一體化新格局。

七常委出席座談會確定外交戰略目標 習近平：讓鄰國得益中國發展（2013年10月26日）。文匯報，A10版。

The Belt and Road Initiative, a development strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt, which will link China with Europe via Central and Western Asia, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which stretches from southern China to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and Europe.

Zhao, L. (2015, June 25). Belt and Road Initiative takes to the skies. China Daily (Hong Kong Edition). pp. 17.

Further Reading: 

Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative in one minute. (2015, September 28). CCTV News (Youtube Channel).