Facts and figures: Belt and Road Initiative
Belt & Road
The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by China in 2013, aims at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road to seek common development and prosperity.
chinadaily.com.cn丨Updated: April 24, 2019
Decorative floral arrangements are installed all over Beijing to welcome the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), April 22, 2019. [Photo/China News Service]
Chinese companies' direct investment in countries involved in the initiative surpassed US$90 trillion from 2013 to 2018, with an average annual growth rate of 5.2 percent.
