The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI or B&R), [1] known in China as the One Belt One Road [a] and sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, [2] is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the government of China in 2013 to invest in more than 150 countries and international organizations. [3]

Mar 4, 2025 · Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese -led massive infrastructure investment project aimed at improving connectivity, trade, and communication across Eurasia, Latin America, and Africa. Among the infrastructure projects it has supported are airports, ports, power plants, bridges, railways, roads, and telecommunications networks.

Feb 2, 2023 · China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever conceived. Launched in 2013 by President Xi...

Oct 16, 2023 · China is throwing a huge party to celebrate one of its biggest experiments in engaging with the world: its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Officials and leaders from all over the globe are...

Feb 27, 2025 · Middle Eastern countries topped the rank of BRI engagement, reaching USD39 billion. Meanwhile Latin American BRI countries saw their lowest Chinese engagement in almost 10 years – with significant drops in Chinese investments; BRI investments in 2024 were back to state-owned domination led by Sinopec yet followed by private companies.

Nov 20, 2023 · China officially announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. The massive infrastructure project aims to connect multiple continents across land and sea. So far, over 200 BRI cooperation agreements have been signed with more than 150 countries and 30 …

Mar 3, 2025 · Introduction to BRI / OBOR. The One Belt One Road initiative (OBOR), also officially known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is China’s ambitious global infrastructure and economic development strategy launched in 2013. It aims to enhance global trade, investment, and connectivity by building a network of railways, highways, ports, and energy pipelines across Asia, Europe, Africa, and ...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is Chinese president Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy project aimed at strengthening China’s connectivity with the world. It combines new and old projects, covers an expansive geographic scope, and includes efforts to strengthen hard infrastructure, soft infrastructure, and people-to-people ties.

Jan 17, 2025 · In 2024, China’s trade volume with partner countries in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) grew by 6.4 percent year-on-year, accounting for over half of China’s total trade volume for the first...

6 days ago · China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) marked a record-breaking year in 2024, with over $70.7 billion in construction contracts and $51 billion in investments, according to China Belt and Road Initiative Investment Report 2024 co-published by the Griffith Asia Institute (GAI), part of Australia-based Griffith University and the Green Finance & Development Centre (GFDC) of …