Belt and Road

== English == === Alternative forms === Belt and Road Initiative (official translation) One Belt One Road (formerly used name) === Etymology === Calque of Chinese 一帶一路 / 一带一路 (yīdàiyīlù, literally “one belt one road”). Belt refers to overland corridors and Road to maritime shipping lanes. === Proper noun === Belt and Road Ellipsis of Belt and Road Initiative (“a development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments in countries in Europe, Asia and Africa”). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Belt and Road. === References ===