Why is "one belt , one road" important to China?

mmpleaser

News mentioned that part of reason that is NOT related to Politics with one belt one road has to do with Chinese overproduction of commodities as well as job creation for construction work overseas.

Now half of world production of critical heavy industries materials are from China:
Steel , cement, glass as well as the expertise from Chinese infrastructure development.

In order to absorb these over production (by the way, not good for Chinese air cleanliness) output, the ports, rails, bridges will use up those material and expertise personnel.

The political benefit also benefit China to win friends and gain more market share for MADE IN CHINA products.  WIN WIN WIN,  for foreign country, China , and all people involved in those countries.

hornydogg

China may regret spending/wasting all that money down the road. They are spending to build infrastructure for others while there are still many impoverished regions in China that could have benefited instead.

China is trying to buy friends but its obvious that money cannot buy real friendship.

qianlitiaotiao

关键是现在国内地产商，钢筋水泥制造商都是严重的产能过剩，不想办法往外输出，只能死路一条；另外还有巨额的外汇储备，不赶紧花出去，早晚也叫老美给弄贬值了，于是就只能提出这个一带一路的战略了