THE NECESSITY AND FEASIBILITY OF DOCKING CHINA'S 'THE SILK ROAD ECONOMIC BELT' WITH RUSSIA'S 'THE CROSSING-EURASIAN DEVELOPMENT BELT'

摘要

The Silk Road Economic Belt and the Crossing-Eurasian Development Belt are two strategies which are respectively put forward by China and Russia for the common development of Europe and Asia. As the strategies are both coincident as well as complementary, how to dock these two economic belts has become an important and promising topic. This paper mainly analyzes the necessity and feasibility of docking the Silk Road Economic Belt with the Crossing-Eurasian Development Belt. Firstly, it is concluded that docking these two strategies is a necessary requirement due to the latest global economic background, offering golden opportunities for China and Russia to cooperate further for economic development, as well as benefiting the countries along these two economic belts. Secondly, it is feasible to dock these two strategies from the geopolitical point of view. Meanwhile, the common goal of Russia and China for pursuing national economic benefits and the abundant practical experiences of cooperation between these two countries can greatly enhance the possibility of the success in docking two economic belts. Policy recommendations are given accordingly.