Preface:The 21st Century Begins with the Belt and Road 1
Introduction:The Story of Marco Polo's Chinese Dream 9
PART Ⅰ:The Belt and Road Initiative Will Transcend History 22
Chapter One What Is the Belt and Road Initiative? 22
Chapter Two Why Build the Belt and Road? 26
Chapter Three Ancient Silk Road's Innovative Heritage Drives the Belt and Road Initiative Development 29
Chapter Four The Belt and Road Initiative Will Transcend the Marshall Plan 39
Chapter Five The Belt and Road Initiative and Other Silk Road Revival Plans 45
Chapter Six Future Responsibilities of the Belt and Road Initiative 49
PART Ⅱ:Opportunities for the World Offered by the Belt and Road Initiative 57
Chapter One Opportunities for Regional Cooperation 57
Chapter Two Opportunity for Europe to Change the World 65
Chapter Three Opportunities for Global Development 71
PART Ⅲ:Risks of the Belt and Road Initiative 83
Chapter One Political Risks 83
Chapter Two Security Risks 88
Chapter Three Economic Risks 99
Chapter Four Legal Risks 112
Chapter Five Moral Risks 121
PART Ⅳ:Ways to Advance the Belt and Road Construction 134
Chapter One Innovation of Ideas under the "New Normal" 134
Chapter Two Innovative Theories: Global Integration 144
Chapter Three New Ways to Carry Out Pragmatic Cooperation 167
Conclusion:Improve the Belt and Road Narrative, and Offer International Public Goods 186
Appendix:Vision and Proposed Actions Outlined on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road 189
Afterword 208
References 211