'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of
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Answer: D. The Belt and Road Initiative (also called One Belt One Road), announced in 2013, is China's plan to build land and sea trade routes and infrastructure linking Asia, Europe and Africa.
Watch for: Its routes reach Africa and Europe, which can mislead students.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because it is not an African Union plan.
- B. Wrong because it is not Brazil's plan.
- C. Wrong because it is not an EU plan.
Source to check: Ministry of External Affairs statements on OBOR/BRI; National Development and Reform Commission of China, 'Vision and Actions' document, March 2015
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