BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ambition to build a new Silk Road is not about seeking to expand its military role abroad nor about seeking to set up foreign bases, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
The new Silk Road, formally known as the Belt and Road initiative in China, is President Xi Jinping's signature policy to expand links between Asia, Africa and Europe underpinned by billions of dollars in infrastructure investment.
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