The Project of the Maritime Silk Route: global dialogue

People’s Republic of China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and has great economic potential, and is also included in the list of ten leading countries of the world in terms of GDP, has solid nuclear missile weapons and their delivery vehicles, and a great political weight in the international arena in the system of modern international relations. On the one hand, it strengthens its military potential, on the other hand, it spares no effort to build its image as a major responsible power, mainly through diplomacy of Soft Power. In the context of increasing global competition the Chinese government offers geostrategic projects aimed at intensifying international trade both on land routes and sea trade arteries. The article analyzes the strategic goals and objectives of one of these initiatives - the Project of the Maritime Silk Route of the XXI century. Special attention is paid to the assessment of the economic, transport and logistics potential of the project.The research methods: comparative analysis, functional method, statistical analysis and political forecasting method. The main conclusion of the work consists in the authors’ confirmation that the development of the Maritime Silk Route project will be aimed at reaching consensus in the political and economic sphere with countries along the route line and striving to align with the development strategy of the respective countries

Maritime Silk Route, foreign policy, global dialogue, trade, sea route, world economy, China, trade, world economy

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