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In March 2013, a speech was given by Chinese president Xi Jinping in Astana, Kazakhstan, initiating the strategy of the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’. In November 2013, a further speech was given by President Xi in Jakarta, Indonesia, launching ‘the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road’. Both speeches combined marked the birth of the grand strategic vision of the fifth generation of Chinese Communist leadership. This vision is commonly referred to as the Belt and Road Initiative.
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