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
Ethiopian attendants jump at the Lebu station of the Chinese-built Ethio-Djibouti Railway in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan 1, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
So far, the overseas economic and trade cooperation zones Chinese enterprises have built in countries involved in the initiative have created about 300,000 local jobs, with total investment of more than US$30 billion.
