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    Around 2,000 years ago, merchants and caravans began moving east and west along the Silk Road, trading goods and technology. Now a modern Silk Road, rekindling trade, attracting investment and sharing prosperity, is in the making.[Special coverage]

    The Belt and Road Initiative has gained enormous traction since it was proposed by China in 2013. It consists of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along, and beyond, the ancient trade routes.

    The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the highest-level international meeting so far for the initiative, will be held in Beijing on Sunday and Monday, attracting 29 heads of state and government leaders.

    "A great many projects have been pushed forward under the canopy of the initiative. Dots have been connected to form the big picture that China envisioned," said Xiang Junyong, a researcher with Renmin University of China who follows the progress of the initiative.

    "The main structure of a modern Silk Road has roughly taken shape, through better links between cities along the routes, trade zones, international economic corridors and better ports," said Xiang.

    More than 100 countries and international organizations support the initiative. China has signed agreements with at least 40 of them.

    China has invested more than 50 billion U.S. dollars in countries involved from 2014 to 2016, official data show.

    Fifty-six economic and trade cooperation zones have been built by Chinese businesses in Belt and Road countries, generating nearly 1.1 billion dollars in tax revenue and creating 180,000 local jobs.

    NEW VITALITY

    "The new Silk Road is by no means a private path for China. Rather, it is a grand avenue that accommodates the prosperity of many nations," said Fang Aiqing, vice commerce minister of China.

    When the global economy is troubled by weak growth, weak demand with financial fluctuations lurking round each corner, the Belt and Road Initiative, which targets growth and rebalancing the global economy, is a desirable solution, he said.

    "Most countries along the Belt and Road are developing nations and eager for better economic performance and regional economic integration," Fang said.

    China's initiative docks with the individual development strategies of different countries, such as Australia, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Turkey and Vietnam. Railways, ports, oil pipelines and other infrastructure have been built. Cultural, educational, tourism and archaeological exchanges are ongoing.

    The Thai-China Industrial Park in Rayong, located some 200 km from Bangkok, is one of the most successful economic zones. It hosts about 90 companies and provides jobs for 20,000 locals.

    "We bring advanced technology to local users," said Wang Jianyi, chairman of Chinese optical cable provider Futong Group, which has a plant in the industrial park.

    Now every week, some 4,200 direct flights connect China with 43 Belt and Road countries. Railway border procedures have been streamlined, with 39 China-Europe freight train routes currently in operation.

    The China-Europe container trains ship goods like laptops, ceramics and oil-drilling equipment to Europe and bring back such things as food, wine and baby formula.