September 27, 2016

"Southeast Asia's Position in One Belt One Road 

In September and November 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping respectively proposed the building of the New Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. During that period, the first 'Central Work Forum on Diplomacy to the Periphery' since the founding of new China was held in October 2013. At the Work Forum, President Xi stressed the need 'to highlight the important role of neighboring countries in China's overall development and global diplomacy', and proposed to 'work together with relevant neighboring countries to speed up infrastructure connectivity and the building of One Belt One Road.'

It can be said that the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative was first proposed in peripheral countries and intended to serve China’s peripheral diplomacy. Although it was inspired by the historic concept of the Ancient Silk Road, and even though the terminal points of OBOR will be in Europe, the initiative itself more reflects China's desire to highlight the importance it attaches to its neighbouring countries and Beijing's willingness to strengthen its peripheral diplomacy. "

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