21st Century ‘Maritime Silk Road’ and Sino-Indian Maritime Cooperation

The “One Belt One Road” strategy is the abbreviation of “Silk Road Economic Belt” and “21st Century Maritime Silk Road.” In September and October of 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to build the cooperation initiative of “New Silk Road Economic Belt” and “The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.” President Xi Jinping projected to establish the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” during his visit in Indonesia in October 2013. Finally, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Commerce cooperatively issued the “Vision and Action for Promoting the Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road” on March 28, 2015. The “One Belt One Road” countries were key areas of cooperation in the context of China's policy in communication, road connectivity, smooth trade, currency circulation, people's mutual understanding, strategic coordination to strengthen bilateral and multilateral teamwork, and corresponding development.

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Political Changes in Sri Lanka and the Initiative of Reconstruction of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”

Annual Report on the Development of the Indian Ocean Region (2015) - Current Chinese Economic Report Series ◽

10.1007/978-981-10-0167-3_3 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 47-63

Author(s):

Zhaoli Wu

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

21St Century ◽

Silk Road ◽

Maritime Silk Road

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Kenya and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Implications for China-Africa Relations

China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies ◽

10.1142/s2377740018500136 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 04 (03) ◽

pp. 401-418 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammad Sabil Farooq ◽

Tongkai Yuan ◽

Jiangang Zhu ◽

Nazia Feroze

Keyword(s):

21St Century ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Silk Road ◽

Cultural Impact ◽

African Countries ◽

The Past ◽

Long Run ◽

Maritime Silk Road ◽

Belt And Road ◽

The Belt And Road

China remains Africa’s largest financier of infrastructure, and the Belt and Road Forum held in May 2017 estimated pledge of funds of about US$40 billion. Reportedly, projects worth much more than the pledged funds are in the planning or have been underway, making the “Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)” the biggest development initiative in history. China and Africa need each other in development, and the Asian giant continues to make inroads into Africa, home to minerals, oil, and other resources that help feed China’s phenomenal economic growth. This article intends to discuss the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR)” under the BRI and its socioeconomic and cultural impact on China-Africa relations, with an emphasis on China’s relationship with Kenya, a founding member of the East Africa community (EAC) that has enjoyed lasting friendship with China. It is concluded that despite the generally positive impact of Chinese economic presence in Africa over the past decades, both China and African countries have much to do to consolidate their mutually beneficial relationship and to achieve the MSR’s target of common prosperity in the long run.

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