The Belt and Road initiative and China-Tanzania relations
A graphic map of China’s “One Belt, One Road” or OBOR, initiative to build a new Silk Road linking Asia, Africa and Europe, a landmark program to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects including railways, ports and power grids. China is expected to gather its friends and allies together for its biggest diplomatic event of the year this month, a summit on its New Silk Road plan.
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What you need to know:
The maritime route started from China’s South-East coastal areas and reached East Africa and Europe through Indo-China Peninsula, South China Sea Islands, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. At that time, silk was the landmark export commodity of China, therefore, the two routes were named ‘Silk Road’.
