LtandRoad is the abbreviation of Silk Road Economic Belt and 2 1 century Maritime Silk Road. In September of 20 13 and October of 20 10/0, president, China, put forward the cooperation initiatives of building a new silk road economic belt and a 2 1 century maritime silk road respectively. The Belt and Road Initiative relies on the existing bilateral and multilateral mechanisms between China and relevant countries and the existing effective platform for regional cooperation, aiming at borrowing the historical symbols of the ancient Silk Road, holding high the banner of peaceful development and actively developing economic cooperation with partners.
Work together to build a community of interests, destiny and responsibility with political mutual trust, economic integration and cultural tolerance. By the end of June 2023, China had signed more than 230 cooperation documents with 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations. From June 5438+1October 17 to June 5438+08, 2023, the third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum was held in Beijing, becoming the biggest event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road. The theme of this activity is to build a high-quality Belt and Road and work together to achieve common development and prosperity.
The Historical Background of the Belt and Road Initiative
The Silk Road is an ancient commercial and trade route on land, which started in ancient China and connected Asia, Africa and Europe. Its original function was to transport silk, porcelain and other commodities produced in ancient China, and later it became the main road of economic, political and cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
1877, in his book China, Richthofen, a German geologist, compared China and Central Asia from BC 1 14 to AD 127. Based on the silk trade, the western transportation road between China and India was named the Silk Road. This term was quickly accepted by the academic community and the public and officially put into use.
Later, German historian Herman published the book "The Ancient Silk Road in China and Syria" at the beginning of the 20th century, and further extended the Silk Road to the west coast of the Mediterranean and Asia Minor according to the newly discovered archaeological data. The basic connotation of the Silk Road is certain, that is, it is the land trade exchange channel from ancient China to South Asia, West Asia, Europe and North Africa through Central Asia.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-"One Belt, One Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum