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
File photo shows a part of the Kigamboni Bridge constructed by a Chinese joint venture is seen in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 19, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
The total value of new foreign contracts signed with countries involved in the initiative surpassed US$600 billion, with an average annual growth rate of 11.9 percent.
