Building the New Silk Road in the 21st Century: the Belt and Road Initiative from a Sino-Turkish Perspective
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BELT AND Road Initiative (BRI) by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a series of visits to Central and Southeast Asia in 2013 created a new atmosphere of international cooperation. With China leading the way in this initiative, Turkey quickly emerged as one of its strategic partners. In order to gain a deep understanding of the new opportunities for cooperation in such an environment and to anticipate the difficulties that may arise in the evaluation of these opportunities, it is necessary to systematically grasp both countries’ perspectives on the BRI.