Under Xi’s leadership, China is attempting to reshape its relationships with Arab countries according to its new “march west” strategic framework. The most notable component of this strategy is the “Silk Road economic belt,” which is to run along the ancient Central Asian Silk Road and the modern maritime Silk Road – an initiative that Xi promoted heavily at the recent meeting in Beijing.
在习主席的领导下，中国正在试图根据其新的“西进”（march west）战略框架改变与阿拉伯国家的关系。这一战略最引人瞩目的部分是沿古代中亚丝绸之路和现代海上丝绸之路而进的“丝绸之路经济带”——习主席在最近的北京会议上着重强调了这一计划。