kids encyclopedia robot

Belt and Road Initiative facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the New Silk Road, is a plan by the government of the People's Republic of China to build infrastructure for transportation, from China to other countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The project was announced in 2013. The "Belt" means the roads and railway tracks on land. The "Road" means sea routes.

At first, it was called "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR, Chinese: 一帶 一路 / 一带 一路, pinyin: Yidai Yilu).

A high-speed railway in Thailand is part of OBOR; the Bangkok-Phitsanulok High-Speed Railway is under construction (as of 2017).

Images for kids

  • Port of Shanghai, Yangshan Deep-water Harbour Zone, 02

    Yangshan Port of Shanghai, China

  • Kwai Tsing Container Terminals

    Container terminals in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong

  • Wspólne oświadczenie w sprawie ustanowienia wszechstronnego strategicznego partnerstwa

    Polish President Andrzej Duda and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed a declaration on strategic partnership in June 2016

  • SuezCanal4 byDanielCsorfoly

    Container ship transiting the Suez Canal

  • A general view of Mombasa Port on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast

    Mombasa Port on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Belt and Road Initiative Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.