Based on archaeological finds, historians have been able to draw ancient Silk Road routes on a map, while economic planners suggest at least five routes of economic cooperation under today's initiative.
Three of them are overland:
-- Northwest, Northeast China-Central Asia-Russia-Europe-the Baltic Sea;
-- Northwest China-Central, Western Asia-the Persian Gulf-the Mediterranean Sea;
-- Southwest China-Indochina Peninsular-the Indian Ocean.
Two are on the sea:
-- Coastal China-the South China Sea-Strait of Malacca-the Indian Ocean-Europe;
-- Coastal China-the South China Sea-the South Pacific.
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