China's 2015 diplomacy focuses on "Belt and Road"

[Place Of Space]

We know they have a base there but they are not making any plan to contain India while you are so they will be dealt later, I am not USA fan boy.

Also what make you think we are not developing our navy ,you should know the ground situation better than some trolls.

Really? If your country in future intend to reform the complicated disordered Indian politics, America will start to contain India. The American military base like a hand grasping your country's testicle, hard for better purpose to improve and change.

We know they have a base there but they are not making any plan to contain India while you are so they will be dealt later, I am not USA fan boy.

Also what make you think we are not developing our navy ,you should know the ground situation better than some trolls.

Indians can't be too greedy. Your country has inherited enough benefits from the British Indian empire.

 

[Shotgunner51]

I think it's very important to invest around India, drag it into arms race and investment race . Other countries in South Asia should not be bullied by their giant neighbor and let the maritime Silk Road be greatly beneficial them.

I appreciate your opinion bro, thanks! Just I have a slightly different view here.

--> On the first tier level of China's focus, it should be maintaining a balance between confrontation vs engagement with the West which still matters a lot now, and at the same time develop a (1) Beijing-Moscow axis of Eurasian Integration and (2) increasing important Global South.

--> And within Global South, priorities are ASEAN, Arab World, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Central/Eastern Europe and South Asia, note in that decreasing order of importance. Hence as among all 2nd tier focus, South Asia matters least here due to its poorer than Sub-Saharan African GDP (making South Asia poorest region on this planet) and other big social/economic weaknesses.​

--> And within South Asia, i.e. 3rd tier focus, here China should only need to work with ally states (Pakistan) and other friendly states (BD, SL, NP and Bhutan). Others don't matter.
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China should continue to get things prioritized properly.

 

[Sam.]

Really? If your country in future intend to reform the complicated disordered Indian politics, America will start to contain India. The American military base like a hand grasping your country's testicle, hard for better purpose to improve and change.



Indians can't be too greedy. Your country has inherited enough benefits from the British Indian empire.

Nobody knows the future but Indians live in present ,believe that. You follow your plans and we do ours ,time will tell who will succeed.

 

[AndrewJin]

I appreciate your opinion bro, thanks!

Just I have a slightly different view here. On the first tier level of China's focus, it should be maintaining a balance between confrontation vs engagement with the West which still matters a lot now, and at the same time develop a (1) Beijing-Moscow axis of Eurasian Integration and (2) increasing important Global South.

And within Global South, priorities are ASEAN, Arab World, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia, note in that decreasing order of importance. Hence as among all 2nd tier focus, South Asia matters least here due to its poorer than Sub-Saharan African GDP (making South Asia poorest region on this planet) and other big social/economic weaknesses.​

And within South Asia, i.e. 3rd tier focus, here China should only need to work with ally states (Pakistan) and other friendly states (BD, SL, NP and Bhutan).
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China should continue to get things prioritized properly.

Totally agree!

 

[Shotgunner51]

Totally agree!

Thanks for your understanding bro.

That's why it is pointless to bring India into any race of armaments or whatever. Africa has almost as many population (1.1 billion) as India, but has a bigger GDP (hence much better GDP per capita as well as numerous other indices by World Bank/IMF/UN), numbers are cool hard facts, Indians at present day are living in dire poverty, illiteracy, poor sanitation and malnutrition. From a non-human factor angle, natural resources, with 30 million sqm of land area Africa might be even called a superpower. So that's why in South Asia, China only need focus on building MSR (investment) with Pakistan and other friendly states. A lot of attention (hence investment) is needed elsewhere, like Africa.

@Yizhi has also provided some data, check: defence.pk/threads/vision-on-the-global-south.362960/

 

[AndrewJin]

Thanks for your understanding bro.

That's why it is pointless to bring India into any race of armaments or whatever. Africa has almost as many population (1.1 billion) as India, but has a bigger GDP (hence much better GDP per capita as well as numerous other indices by World Bank/IMF/UN), numbers are cool hard facts, Indians at present day are living in dire poverty, illiteracy, poor sanitation and malnutrition. From a non-human factor angle, natural resources, with 30 million sqm of land area Africa might be even called a superpower. So that's why in South Asia, China only need focus on building MSR (investment) with Pakistan and other friendly states. A lot of attention (hence investment) is needed elsewhere, like Africa.

@Yizhi has also provided some data, check: defence.pk/threads/vision-on-the-global-south.362960/

yes. given South Asia's political instability and ill management， even mere infrastructure investment seems troublesome, to say nothing of endless riots and social unrest.

 

[AndrewJin]

Thanks for your understanding bro.

That's why it is pointless to bring India into any race of armaments or whatever. Africa has almost as many population (1.1 billion) as India, but has a bigger GDP (hence much better GDP per capita as well as numerous other indices by World Bank/IMF/UN), numbers are cool hard facts, Indians at present day are living in dire poverty, illiteracy, poor sanitation and malnutrition. From a non-human factor angle, natural resources, with 30 million sqm of land area Africa might be even called a superpower. So that's why in South Asia, China only need focus on building MSR (investment) with Pakistan and other friendly states. A lot of attention (hence investment) is needed elsewhere, like Africa.

@Yizhi has also provided some data, check: defence.pk/threads/vision-on-the-global-south.362960/

As I traveled in Xiamen and met with a friend who sells CNG/hybrid buses around the world. He told me that an urgent need was to find enough local agents along new Silk Roads, who can represent and defend Chinese interests just like some pro-west agents in China. It is a bitter process, but worth our concern.

 

[TaiShang]

Chronology of China's Belt and Road initiatives
2015-03-13

Xinhua - China is likely to unveil a general plan soon for the Belt and Road initiatives, the country's ambitious trans-Eurasia and across-ocean economic strategy, Xinhua has learned.

Following the release of the general plan, provincial-level regions, including Fujian and Xinjiang, which have pinned big hopes on the initiatives, are expected to roll out their own plans.

The Silk Road Economic Belt, the modern version of the historic trade route, will see an economic land belt established along the ancient route that stretches northwest from China's coastal areas through Central Asia, the Middle East and on to Europe. A maritime route, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, will stretch from south China to Southeast Asia, and even to Africa.

The following are major events in the development of China's "Belt and Road" initiatives so far.

September 2013 -- The Silk Road Economic Belt concept was introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Kazakhstan. In a speech delivered at Nazarbayev University, Xi suggested that China and Central Asia cooperate to build a Silk Road Economic Belt. It was the first time the Chinese leadership mentioned the strategic vision.

October 2013 -- President Xi proposed building a close-knit China-ASEAN community and offered guidance on constructing a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to promote maritime cooperation. In his speech at the Indonesian parliament, Xi also proposed establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance infrastructure construction and promote regional interconnectivity and economic integration.

November 2013 -- The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China called for accelerating infrastructure links among neighboring countries and facilitating the Belt and Road initiatives.

December 2013 -- Xi urged strategic planning of the Belt and Road initiatives to promote connectedness of infrastructure and build a community of common interests at the annual Central Economic Work Conference.

February 2014 -- Xi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, reached a consensus on construction of the Belt and Road, as well as its connection with Russia's Euro-Asia Railways.

March 2014 -- Premier Li Keqiang called for accelerating Belt and Road construction in the government work report. The report also called for balanced development of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

May 2014 -- The first phase of a logistics terminal jointly built by China and Kazakhstan went into operation in the port of Lianyungang in east China's Jiangsu Province. The terminal, with a total investment of 606 million yuan (98 million U.S. dollars), is considered a platform for goods from central Asian countries to reach overseas markets.

October 2014 -- Twenty-one Asian countries willing to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as founding members signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing AIIB. As agreed, Beijing will be the host city for AIIB's headquarters. The AIIB is expected to be formally established by the end of 2015.

November 2014 -- President Xi announced that China will contribute 40 billion U.S. dollars to set up the Silk Road Fund. During the Beijing APEC meetings, Xi announced that the fund will be used to provide investment and financing support for infrastructure, resources, industrial cooperation, financial cooperation and other projects in countries along the Belt and Road.

December 2014 -- The Central Economic Work Conference sketched out priorities for the coming year, which include the implementation of Belt and Road initiatives. Earlier in the month, Thailand approved a draft memorandum of understanding between Thailand and China on railway cooperation.

January 2015 -- The number of AIIB founding members, many of which are important countries along the Silk Road routes, rose to 26 after New Zealand, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan officially joined.

Feb. 1, 2015 -- At a special meeting attended by senior leader Zhang Gaoli, China sketched out priorities for the Belt and Road initiatives, highlighting transportation infrastructure, easier investment and trade, financial cooperation and cultural exchange.

March 5, 2015 -- Premier Li, in his government work report, again highlighted the initiatives, saying China will move more quickly to strengthen infrastructure with its neighbors, simplify customs clearance procedures and build international logistics gateways.

March 8, 2015 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi dismissed comparisons of the initiatives to the U.S.-sponsored Marshall Plan. The initiatives "are the product of inclusive cooperation, not a tool of geopolitics, and must not be viewed with an outdated Cold War mentality," Wang said, adding that China's diplomacy in 2015 will focus on making progress on the Belt and Road initiatives.

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Can you see how the strategy has moved over the past year? That's efficiency right there at which China's government excel.

 

[AndrewJin]

Chronology of China's Belt and Road initiatives
2015-03-13

Xinhua - China is likely to unveil a general plan soon for the Belt and Road initiatives, the country's ambitious trans-Eurasia and across-ocean economic strategy, Xinhua has learned.

Following the release of the general plan, provincial-level regions, including Fujian and Xinjiang, which have pinned big hopes on the initiatives, are expected to roll out their own plans.

The Silk Road Economic Belt, the modern version of the historic trade route, will see an economic land belt established along the ancient route that stretches northwest from China's coastal areas through Central Asia, the Middle East and on to Europe. A maritime route, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, will stretch from south China to Southeast Asia, and even to Africa.

The following are major events in the development of China's "Belt and Road" initiatives so far.

September 2013 -- The Silk Road Economic Belt concept was introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Kazakhstan. In a speech delivered at Nazarbayev University, Xi suggested that China and Central Asia cooperate to build a Silk Road Economic Belt. It was the first time the Chinese leadership mentioned the strategic vision.

October 2013 -- President Xi proposed building a close-knit China-ASEAN community and offered guidance on constructing a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to promote maritime cooperation. In his speech at the Indonesian parliament, Xi also proposed establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance infrastructure construction and promote regional interconnectivity and economic integration.

November 2013 -- The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China called for accelerating infrastructure links among neighboring countries and facilitating the Belt and Road initiatives.

December 2013 -- Xi urged strategic planning of the Belt and Road initiatives to promote connectedness of infrastructure and build a community of common interests at the annual Central Economic Work Conference.

February 2014 -- Xi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, reached a consensus on construction of the Belt and Road, as well as its connection with Russia's Euro-Asia Railways.

March 2014 -- Premier Li Keqiang called for accelerating Belt and Road construction in the government work report. The report also called for balanced development of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

May 2014 -- The first phase of a logistics terminal jointly built by China and Kazakhstan went into operation in the port of Lianyungang in east China's Jiangsu Province. The terminal, with a total investment of 606 million yuan (98 million U.S. dollars), is considered a platform for goods from central Asian countries to reach overseas markets.

October 2014 -- Twenty-one Asian countries willing to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as founding members signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing AIIB. As agreed, Beijing will be the host city for AIIB's headquarters. The AIIB is expected to be formally established by the end of 2015.

November 2014 -- President Xi announced that China will contribute 40 billion U.S. dollars to set up the Silk Road Fund. During the Beijing APEC meetings, Xi announced that the fund will be used to provide investment and financing support for infrastructure, resources, industrial cooperation, financial cooperation and other projects in countries along the Belt and Road.

December 2014 -- The Central Economic Work Conference sketched out priorities for the coming year, which include the implementation of Belt and Road initiatives. Earlier in the month, Thailand approved a draft memorandum of understanding between Thailand and China on railway cooperation.

January 2015 -- The number of AIIB founding members, many of which are important countries along the Silk Road routes, rose to 26 after New Zealand, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan officially joined.

Feb. 1, 2015 -- At a special meeting attended by senior leader Zhang Gaoli, China sketched out priorities for the Belt and Road initiatives, highlighting transportation infrastructure, easier investment and trade, financial cooperation and cultural exchange.

March 5, 2015 -- Premier Li, in his government work report, again highlighted the initiatives, saying China will move more quickly to strengthen infrastructure with its neighbors, simplify customs clearance procedures and build international logistics gateways.

March 8, 2015 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi dismissed comparisons of the initiatives to the U.S.-sponsored Marshall Plan. The initiatives "are the product of inclusive cooperation, not a tool of geopolitics, and must not be viewed with an outdated Cold War mentality," Wang said, adding that China's diplomacy in 2015 will focus on making progress on the Belt and Road initiatives.

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Can you see how the strategy has moved over the past year? That's efficiency right there at which China's government excel.

a well-made chronological summary!