TheBeltandRoadBriefIntroductionBelt:TheSilkRoadEconomicBeltRoad:The21st-CenturyMaritimeSilkRoadOnSept.7,2013,PresidentXiJinpingmadeaspeechtitledPromotePeople-to-PeopleFriendshipandCreateaBetterFutureatKazakhstan'sNazarbayevUniversity.HespokehighlyofthetraditionalfriendshipbetweenChinaandKazakhstan,andgaveacomprehensiveelaborationofChina'spolicyofgood-neighbourlyandfriendlycooperationtowardcountriesinCentralAsia.HeproposedtojoinhandsbuildingaSilkRoadeconomicbeltwithinnovativecooperationmodeandtomakeitagrandcausebenefitingpeopleinregionalcountriesalongtheroute.ProcessProposedforthefirsttimeOnOct.3rd,2013,PresidentXimadeaspeechtitled“ConstructingJointlytheChina-ASEANCommunityofCommonDestiny”atIndonesia’sParliament.ProposedforthefirsttimeIn2014,B&RwasreportedontheWorkoftheGovernment.“WewillintensifytheplanningandbuildingofaSilkRoadeconomicbeltanda21stcenturymaritimeSilkRoad,andpromotethebuildingoftheBangladesh-China-India-MyanmarEconomicCorridorandtheChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor.Bylaunchinganumberofmajorprojects,wewillspeedupinfrastructureconnectivitywithourneighbors,andopenupnewspaceforenhancinginternationaleconomicandtechnologiccooperation.”ProcessNov.8,2014PresidentXiJinpingonSaturdaysaidChinawillcontribute40billionU.S.dollarstosetupaSilkRoadFundatadialoguemeetingonstrengtheningconnectivityandimprovingcooperationinthecountry'sneighborhood.ProcessProcess2016AIIB,acomplementtoexistinginternationalfinancialsystem,formallyestablishedinBeijing.PRINCIPLES1.AdheretothecharteroftheUnitedNationspurposesandprinciples2.Openforcooperation3.HarmoniousandInclusive4.Market-oriented5.MutualbenefitsThreeCommunitiesAcommunityofresponsibilityAcommunityofsharedinterestsAcommunityofdestinyMutualpoliticaltrustEconomicintegrationCulturalinclusivenessCooperationPriorities1.PolicyCoordination2.FacilitiesConnectivity3.UnimpededTrade4.FinancialIntegration5.People-to-peopleBondEightRequirementsSixmajorachievements1.Theinitiativehaswonsupportfrommorethan100countriesandinternationalorganizations.2.Morethan50countrieshavesignedcooperationagreementswithChina.3.Chinahascarriedoutinternationalcooperationinproductioncapacitywithmorethan20countries.Sixmajorachievements4.Chinahasbuilt56economicandtradecooperationzonesinmorethan20BeltlandRoadcountries.5.TheinitiativehasbeenrecognizedbyinternationalorganizationsincludingtheUnitedNationsandtheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation.6.Financialcooperation,representedbytheSilkRoadFundandtheAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank,hasbeenincreasinglydeepened.BeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperationBEIJING2017.05.14-15