Meeting with Director General and team, Department of Western Region Development, National Development and Reform Commission of P. R. China

A delegation led by Mr. Qin Yucai, Director General, Department of Western Region Development, National Development and Reform Commission of P. R. China (NDRC) met with Executive Director, IPS, and Janaka Wijayasiri, Research Fellow, IPS, to discuss “Economic Belt Along Silk Road” and “Silk Road on Sea (Maritime Silk Road – MSR)” based on the idea to improve maritime connectivity and common development:

MSR was mooted last year with countries of Southeast Asia by President Xi Jinping during his visit to Indonesia and Malaysia where he stated that the MSR would help turn the “Golden Decade” between China and Southeast Asian Countries into “Diamond Decade”.

The meeting took place with 12 delegates at the IPS Executive Lounge on 24th February 2014.