Finally, the veil surrounding the Belt and Road — a collective term for the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road — has been lifted.An 8,300-word document released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Chinese foreign affairs ministry (MFA) and the commerce ministry outlined the plans by the Chinese government to chart the highly ambitious vision.For one, China places great emphasis on joint effort and common development as the basis of cooperation with countries along the route.While the document illustrated the Belt and Road in words, Chinese state-owned Xinhua news agency published a map that …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
