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2013年，现任中华人民共和国主席习近平就任后，先后提出共建“丝绸之路经济带”和”21世纪海上丝绸之路“的重大倡议，并积极推动实行这个经济战略，形成了如今我们所熟知的“一带一路”。 丝绸之路，是中国在两千多年前连接东西两方的商业贸易路线，当时的亚欧大陆人民，用双脚及船只，透过海陆这两条丝绸之路连接上了亚欧非文明，这不但促进了当时的中国与中东、印度及欧洲等地区国家的经济与货物来往的交流，将中国的丝绸、瓷器、造纸术、印刷术、火药等发明带到了其他国家，也相互交换了一些发展技术，间接地带动了双方国家的经济繁荣， 比如指南针促进了新航海的开辟， 价格低廉的造纸术和印刷术也相比于昂贵的羊皮纸，使到教育平民化成为可能。 虽然这两条丝绸之路在后来因为的种种原因，销声匿迹于历史长河中，但如今中国所倡导的“一带一路”，复活了这两条古老的国际经济贸易之路，同时也重启并继承古代丝路的作用：扩大中国朋友圈，分享资源技术，实现双赢。 如今， “一带一路”经济战略延续了古代丝绸之路的历史，以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神， 以政策沟通、设施联通、贸易畅通、资金融通、民心相通为主要内容，使得中国得以与欧亚大陆实现互联互通，与相关的国家促进共同发展，也正是因为这个战略精神与合作重点，让更多的国家与地区愿意参与进来。 “一带一路”自推行至今，战略成果颇丰，现已有65个包括东亚的蒙古，东盟10国，西亚18国，南亚8国，中亚5国，独联体7国，中东欧16国等国家和地区参与其中。 最初，“一带一路”的构想建立于大量发展中国家坐拥众多劳动力和天然资源，却由于自身工业体系不完善，以及科技水平的限制，丰厚的人力资源和自然资源被闲置，于是，政府鼓励负责基础建设的华企在”一带一路“线上的发展中国家里设点开厂，修建铁路公路，设立水电站，发射卫星通信。 一来，这可让当地大量闲置的劳动力得以利用，创造就业机会，从而带动经济流通；二来，“要致富，先修路”，便利的交通使得当地的资源可以运往更远的地方，直接扩大了当地资源的市场，提高年产值，加强经济收益。 目前，中国已经在非洲肯尼亚建设蒙内铁路，在巴基斯坦建立卡洛特水电站，中亚天然气管线等，而其他东南亚，中东，东欧等地的基建项目也在逐步进行中，这样的局面，不仅让参与“一带一路”的国家得益，身为发起国的中国也从这个经济战略中直接获得的三个主要利益，达致“双赢”。 首先，中国目前有着庞大的外汇储备，如果不把这些外汇用于投资，那么，这些外汇就会面临贬值的风险。于是，中国正好利用现在的外汇储备投资于“一带一路”，减少外汇储备；二来，中国的国内市场趋于饱和，比如中国的钢铁产量虽然世界第一，但是实际上每年都有十几亿吨的钢铁没有被消费，而“一带一路”正好提供给生产过剩的产业一个更广大的海外市场，与此在改善“产能过剩”的同时，中国也可在部分参与国家当中获取当地过剩但中国又缺少的资源，比如石油，实行资源交易的互通互补。 第三，透过“一带一路”，中国也得以在国际上重新定位地缘政治，提升国际影响力。毫无疑问，“一带一路”意在牵动内陆经济的发展，一旦“一带一路”沿线的地区形成新的经济增长点，就会打破现有的全球地缘经济依赖沿海地区这样一个局面，而新的地缘政治将巩固中国在亚洲头号强国地位所需的影响力。 总而言之，“一带一路”是中国全面走进国际社会并巩固国际地位至关重要的软实力政策，这不仅让中国得以加强与其他国家的链接枢纽，透过交换资源来和贸易来促进双边的经济增长及发展，从而向国际社会展示强大的软实力，也能达到传播文化及提升国际上的影响力和话语权的作用，进一步地让中国在国际社会上树立“强国”的形象。
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