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The plan was revealed in September and

October 2013 in pronouncements disclosing

the SREB and MSR, separately. The strategy

underscores China’s drive to take a larger

role in global affairs, and its wish to

synchronize economic activity with other

countries.

To cap it all, overseas corporations are also

expected to see business opportunities

come their way via the B&R initiative. As

further details of the initiative are revealed,

success will greatly depend on thorough

due diligence on what the grand plan

is all about and marrying any expected

opportunities with any business leadership

advantage(s) they enjoy.

The B&R initiative is planned to encompass

six overland routes and one oceangoing

route:

>> The New Eurasian Land Bridge:

Traveling between western China and

western Russia

>> The China–Mongolia–Russia Corridor:

Traveling between northern China and

eastern Russia

>> The China–Central Asia–West Asia

Corridor:

Traveling between western

China and Turkey

>> The China–Indochina Peninsula Corridor:

Traveling between southern China and

Singapore

>> The China–Bangladesh–India–Myanmar

Corridor:

Traveling between southern

China and India

>> The China–Pakistan Corridor:

Traveling

between south-western China and

Pakistan

The one oceangoing route will be:

>> The Maritime Silk Road (MSR):

Traveling

between the coast of China via Singapore

to the Mediterranean Sea

WHAT OCCUPIERS WANT

The proposed B&R initiative grand infrastructure plan

China

Bangladesh

India

Corridor

China

Indochina

Corridor

Maritime

Silkroad

China

Central Asia

West Asia

Corridor

New

Eurasian

Landbridge

China

Mongolia

Russia

Corridor

China

Pakistan

Corridor

The Belt and Road initiative:

Will it reshape global trade?

The scale of the initiative is immense,

encompassing around 60 countries and

chiefly covering Asian and European

regions. In the plan, the regions of

Oceania and East Africa will also be

integrated. Investment needed for the

overall initiative to be fully operational

is anticipated to cost between U.S. $4

trillion and U.S. $8 trillion.

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