Author: Sabitov, Shukur

Annotation: At the turn of the century, trade between Europe and Asia began to grow rapidly, which required new logistics and infrastructure routes for faster and less costly delivery of goods from one part of the continent to another. "One Belt - One Road" is the most global economic project of China: the country is actively promoting this project, it is its main foreign policy priority. The One Belt, One Road project is open to all countries, international and regional organizations, and also creates the basis for China's economic cooperation with interested countries. It is assumed that the main routes of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" will pass: - from China through Central Asia, Russia to Europe (to the Baltic Sea); - from China through Central Asia and Western Asia to the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea; - from China to Southeast Asia, South Asia, to the Indian Ocean. - from the seaports of China through the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean and further to Europe; The purpose of the article is to consider the reasons for the creation, directions, routes, shortcomings of the economic belt of the New Silk Road and the modern transport Silk Road.; analyze how beneficial it is for other states to take part in this project. The result of the article is a description of the mechanisms of action of the PRC and the determination of the viability of the project as a whole. Keywords: China, Central Asia, One Belt, One Road, project, initiative, Silk Road, transport, world economy.

Keywords: China, Central Asia, One Belt, One Road, project, initiative, Silk Road, transport, world economy.

Pages in journal: 532 - 535