21世纪是海洋世纪。海洋是沿海各国经贸文化交流的天然纽带和重要通道。一国在海洋领域拥有主动权、主导权,就能在海洋经济和文化发展上处于领先地位和强势状态。建设“21世纪海上丝绸之路”(以下简称新“海丝”),既是中国经济文化在21世纪发展的一种必然选择,也是在全球政治、贸易格局不断变化的形势下,中国连接世界的全新经贸之 The 21st century is the century of the sea. The ocean is a natural link and an important channel for the economic and cultural exchanges among the coastal countries. A country that has the initiative and the dominant power in the maritime field can lead and strengthen the marine economy and cultural development. The construction of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” (hereinafter referred to as “the new” “Haisi”) is not only an inevitable choice for the development of China’s economy and culture in the 21st century but also under the circumstance of constantly changing political and trade patterns in the world, China’s New Economic and Trade Link to the World