A mutually beneficial road of interconnection has spread before us. The "Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" begins with overland railways and sea lanes in China connecting trade routes throughout Asia, Africa and Europe and will directly affect billions of people around the world. It has been planned as one of the largest and most comprehensive development projects in human history. As it progresses, it will improve infrastructure all around the routes. It aims to provide assistance in areas where it is desperately needed, allowing isolated regions to develop together and to facilitate investment, trade and cultural exchange. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund are already providing financing and opportunities remain for investors from the private sector. "The Belt and Road Initiatives" are all about opportunities to grow, to build and to prosper together.