2013年9月7日,国家主席习近平在访问哈萨克斯坦时提出建设“丝绸之路经济带”的战略构想。2013年10月8日,国务院总理李克强在接受东盟国家媒体联合采访时提出了“共同建设21世纪海上丝绸之路”的战略构想。两者共同构成了既不同于古代中国丝绸之路,也不同于当代美国新丝绸之路的当代中国新丝绸之路区域发展战略。海上丝绸之路是古代中国与外国交通贸易和文化交往的海上通道,它形成于秦汉时期,发展于三国至隋朝时期,繁荣于唐宋时 On September 7, 2013, during his visit to Kazakhstan, President Xi Jinping proposed the strategic concept of building “the Silk Road Economic Belt.” On October 8, 2013, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council proposed the strategic concept of “building a 21st century maritime Silk Road jointly” when he accepted a joint interview with the media from the ASEAN countries. Together, they constitute a regional development strategy for the new China’s Silk Road that is different from the ancient China’s Silk Road and from the contemporary U.S. New Silk Road. The Maritime Silk Road is the maritime channel for traffic trade and cultural exchanges between ancient China and foreign countries. It was formed during the Qin and Han dynasties and developed from the Three Kingdoms to the Sui Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties