Chapter 1 Silk Road and “the Belt and Road” Initiative Section 1 Overview of the Silk Road Section 2 Introduction and Advancement of “the Belt and Road “Initiative Chapter 2 Key Countries along “the Belt and Road” Section 1 Profiles of Key Countries Along “Silk Road Economic Belt” Section 2 Profiles of Key Countries along “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” Chapter 3 Background and Significance of “the Belt and Road “Initiative Section 1 Intemational Background of “the Belt and Road” Initiative Section 2 Domestic Background of “the Belt and Road “ Initiative Section 3 Significance of the “the Belt and Road “Initiative Chapter 4 Principles and Cooperation Mechanisms for the Building of “the Belt and Road” Section 1 Principles for the Building of “the Belt and Road” ~ Section 2 Cooperation Mechanisms of “the Belt and Road” Initiative Chapter 5 Priorities in the Building of “the Belt and Road” Section I Policy Coordination Section 2 Facilities Connectivity Section 3 Unimpeded Trade Section 4 Financial Integration Section 5 People-to-People Bond Chapter 6 China' s Regional Strategies for Building of “the Belt and Road” Section 1 New Opportunities of Promoting Development with Opening-up Section 2 China's Northwest and Northeast Regions Section3 Southwest Region Section 4 Coastal Regions and HongKong, Macao and Taiwan Section 5 Inland Regions Chapter 7 Building Gansu Part of “Silk Road Economic Belt” Section 1 Opportunities and Challenges Section 2 Strategic Orientation Section 3 Three Strategic Platforms Section 4 Six Major Projects Section 5 “6873” Breakthroughs in Transportation Section 6 Safeguard Measures Chapter 8 “Silk Road” Programs in Other Countries Section 1 Northern Europe's “New Silk Road” Program Section 2 Kazakhstan's “New Silk Road Program” Section 3 “New Silk Road Strategy” of the US Section 4 Japan's “Silk Road Diplomacy Strategy” Section 5 India' s “Mausam Project” Section 6 Russia and India' s “North-South Corridor Program”and European Union's “New Silk Road Program” Appendix Vision and Proposed Actions Outlined on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Main Contents of The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Agreement Bibliography Postscript