• First Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation The first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing from May 14 to 15, 2017

• Belt and Road Initiative The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce issued a document entitled Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road on March 28

• Silk Road Economic Belt The Silk Road first emerged more than 2,100 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) after China’s imperial envoy Zhang Qian twice visited Central Asia. It became a bridge between East and West

• 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Formed during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-AD 220), the Maritime Silk Road has always played an important role in economic and cultural exchanges between East and West