Cultural Kaleidoscope
China s Belt and Road Initiative
China’s Belt and Road Initiative（BRI）seeks to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks with the aim of improving regional integration，increasing trade and stimulating economic growth．“Belt”is short for the“Silk Road Economic Belt”，referring to the proposed overland routes for road and rail transportation through landlocked Central Asia along the famed historical trade routes of the Western Regions；whereas“road” is short for the“21st Century Maritime Silk Road”，referring to the Indo-Pacific sea routes through Southeast Asia to South Asia，the Middle East and Africa．
The Silk Road Economic Belt is a long-term vision for the infrastructural development，connectivity and economic cooperation of Eurasia and is spanning six development“corridors”，namely：1．New Eurasian Land Bridge Economic Corridor（NELBEC）；2．China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor（CMREC）；3．China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor（CCWAEC）；4．China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor（CICPEC）；5．Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor（BCIMEC）；6．China-Pakistan Economic Corridor（CPEC）．
The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road connects China to Southeast Asia，Indonesia，India，the Arabian peninsula，Somalia，Egypt and Europe，encompassing the South China Sea，Strait of Malacca，Indian Ocean，Gulf of Bengal，Arabian Sea，Persian Gulf and the Red Sea．
The official Belt and Road Initiative outline promotes the joint formulation of development plans and measures for advancing cross-national or regional cooperation between countries involved in BRI．This includes intergovernmental cooperation and multilevel macro policy exchange，communication mechanisms and policy support for the implementation of large-scale projects and the coordination in monetary policy．
According to the outline，the Belt and Road Initiative is based on five cooperation priorities：
1．Policy coordination（Promotion of intergovernmental cooperation，multi-level intergovernmental macro policy exchange and communication mechanism）
2．Facilities connectivity（Improvement of connectivity of infrastructure construction plans and technical standards systems）
3．Unimpeded trade（Reduction of investment and trade barriers，promotion of regional economic integration）
4．Financial integration（Coordination and cooperation in monetary policy，set-up of financing institutions）
5．People-to-people bonds（Cultural and academic exchange and dialogue，media cooperation）(https://www.daowen.com)
中国的“一带一路”倡议
中国的“一带一路”倡议旨在通过陆地和海上网络连接亚洲、非洲和欧洲，以促进区域一体化、促进贸易和刺激经济增长。“一带”是“丝绸之路经济带”的简称，指的是沿着西域著名的历史贸易路线，经过中亚内陆的陆上公路和铁路运输路线；而“路”是“21世纪海上丝绸之路”的简称，指的是印度—太平洋海上通道，经东南亚通往南亚、中东和非洲。
丝绸之路经济带是亚欧大陆基础设施建设、互联互通和经济合作的长远愿景，跨越六条发展“走廊”，即：1．新欧亚大陆桥经济走廊；2．中国—蒙古—俄罗斯经济走廊；3．中国—中亚—西亚经济走廊；4．中国—中南半岛经济走廊；5．孟加拉国—中国—印度—缅甸经济走廊；6．中国—巴基斯坦经济走廊。
21世纪海上丝绸之路，连接中国与东南亚、印尼、印度，连接阿拉伯半岛、索马里、埃及和欧洲，途经南海、马六甲海峡、印度洋、孟加拉湾、阿拉伯海、波斯湾和红海。
官方发布的“一带一路”倡议纲要，推动共建“一带一路”国家共同制定发展规划和举措，推动各国开展跨国或区域合作。这包括政府间合作和多层次的宏观政策交流，大型项目实施的沟通机制和政策支持，以及货币政策的协调。
根据《纲要》，“一带一路”倡议基于五个合作重点：
1．政策协调（促进政府间合作，多层次政府间宏观政策交流沟通机制）
2．设施互联互通（加强基础设施建设规划和技术标准体系的互联互通）
3．贸易畅通（减少投资和贸易壁垒，促进区域经济一体化）
4．金融一体化（货币政策协调与合作，金融机构设置）
5．人文纽带（文化和学术交流对话、媒体合作）