Belt and Road Initiative

China’s One Belt — One Way Initiative is a program linked Asia and Africa with Europe via land and sea routes to deepen regional integration, promote trade, and stimulate economic growth. The initiative includes the Silk Road Economic Belt — the transcontinental corridor connecting China with Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Russia and Europe by land — and the 21st Century Sea Silk Road connecting China’s coastal regions with Southeast Asia, South Asia, the countries of the South Pacific, the Middle East, East Africa and Europe. The program involves attracting investment in the development of infrastructure facilities.