The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global development strategy adopted by the Chinese Government involving infrastructure development and investments in 152 countries and international organizations majorly in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Middle East.

The main purpose of project is to construct a unified large market and make full use of both international and domestic markets, through cultural exchange and integration, to enhance mutual understanding and trust of member nations, ending up in an innovative pattern with capital inflows, talent pool, and technology database.

The project covers two parts. The first is called the “Silk Road Economic Belt”, which is primarily land-based and is expected to connect China with Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe. The second is called the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road”, which is sea- based and is expected to will China’s southern coast to the Mediterranean, Africa, South-East Asia, and Central Asia..