One Belt One Road Europe
On May 14 and 15, 2017, the first “Belt and Road forum for international cooperation” was held in Beijing. The summit was attended by delegations from nearly 60 governments. Several member states of the European Union were represented at this
At the Asian Development Bank’s annual conference in early May 2017, Jin Liqun, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank recalled his interest in the Belt and Road initiative. The President of the Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao also announced
On 4 March 2017, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The two statesmen agreed to deepen their relations in many areas such as tourism, culture and football. They also discussed possible cooperation
On 10 April 2017, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the China Bond rating agency, unveiled the results of their report on the Belt and Road initiative at a press conference. According to their results, China has invested
Before meeting with the US President in Florida, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Finland on April 4, 2017 and was able to discuss with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Juha Sipila. The two heads of state share the
In late March 2017, the China State Council approved the establishment of seven new free trade zones to be established in Liaoning, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi and in the municipality of Chongqing. After testing a first free trade zone
On 27 March 2017, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met with Chinese President Xi Jinping; the two statesmen discussed cooperation between their countries and the Prime Minister of Nepal stated he wanted his country to participate in the “Belt
While infrastructure is at the core of the Belt and Road initiative, this project also requires the implementation of common commercial and legal instruments and rules for the states of the new Silk Road. The intensification of trade along the
On May 14 and 15 2017, the first “Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation” will be held in China, and will bring together some 20 heads of state and government. For Wang Yiwei, researcher at the Center for China
In early March 2017, Ms. Fu Ying, spokesperson for the 5th annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress of China, encouraged India to integrate the OBOR initiative. But until now India has shown reluctance to this proposal. a) OBOR