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Introduction to the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road

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The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (shortened to “Maritime Silk Road” hereafter) initiative represents China’s consistent theme of peace and development. It is conducive to achieve common prosperity and progress of human society. However, challenges and opportunities often coexist. The Maritime Silk Road links the South China Sea and the northern Indian Ocean, involving a large number of countries, a wide range, and long distances. The challenging natural environment, scarcity of electricity and freshwater resources, different political and cultural bases, etc. greatly increase the difficulty of constructing the Maritime Silk Road. Obviously, an understanding the characteristics of the marine environment, energy, legal counsel and so on is a prerequisite for the safe and efficient construction of the Maritime Silk Road. However, relatively weak basic research and scarce marine data seriously restrict the full implementation of the Maritime Silk Road initiative and urgently need to be addressed. This chapter discusses the significance and challenges of the Maritime Silk Road initiative and provides corresponding countermeasures.

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  1. College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing, China

    Chongwei Zheng

  2. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Ziniu Xiao

  3. School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China

    Wen Zhou

  4. No. 92538 of People’s Liberation Army, Dalian, China

    Xiaobin Chen

  5. No. 75839 of People’s Liberation Army, Guangzhou, China

    Xuan Chen

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Zheng, C., Xiao, Z., Zhou, W., Chen, X., Chen, X. (2018). Introduction to the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. In: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: A Peaceful Way Forward. Springer Oceanography. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7977-1_1

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