China's 'Belt & Road' Initiative: 23 things you want to know
The ambitious Chinese 'One Belt One Road' Initiative will see the participation of at least 60 countries.
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
With a road and rail network (in parts) connecting 65 countries (at last count) including China-across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa-the Belt and Road Initiative, when completed, would connect 63 percent of the world's population.
President Xi envisions the new project to be the modern equivalent of the ancient Silk Road-the land and ocean routes for silk trade-in a bid to look global for trade as China's growth slows.
Sources for content: PRC Govt, Oborwatch, BBC, China Daily, The Diplomat, Intl Railway Journal, South China Morning Post, Kaneshko Sangar, Kathmandu Post, The Times of India, The Wire, Cambridge Journal of Eurasian Studies, Wikipedia.
