THE Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), previously known as the One Belt One Road Initiative, consists primarily of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road.
The BRI is a grand and ambitious vision initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 aiming to improve regional cooperation and connectivity between Asia, Europe and Africa through a comprehensive network of ports, roads, railways and trading hubs – reviving ancient overland and maritime trade routes.
