China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor
The China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor (CCWAEC) links China and the Arabian Peninsula. The vast region it covers generally follows the trajectory of the ancient Silk Road.
The corridor starts from China’s Xinjiang and traverses Central Asia before reaching the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Peninsula. It crosses five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and 17 countries and regions in West Asia (including Iran, Saudi Arab and Turkey). It is an important component of the Silk Road Economic Belt.
Central and West Asia are rich in resources, but many factors – backward infrastructure and lack of funds in particular – hinder local development. The CCWAEC will facilitate economic and trade cooperation and flow of capital to these regions, boosting local economic and social development.
中國-中亞-西亞經濟走廊
中國-中亞-西亞經濟走廊東起中國，向西至阿拉伯半島，是中國與中亞和西亞各國之間形成的一個經濟合作區域，大致與古絲綢之路范圍相吻合。
走廊從新疆出發，穿越中亞地區，抵達波斯灣、地中海沿岸和阿拉伯半島，主要涉及中亞五國（哈薩克斯坦、吉爾吉斯斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、烏茲別克斯坦、土庫曼斯坦）和西亞的伊朗、沙特、土耳其等17個國家和地區，是絲綢之路經濟帶的重要組成部分。
盡管中亞、西亞地區資源豐富，但制約經濟社會發展的影響很多，其中基礎設施建設落后、缺乏資金技術等問題較為突出。通過中國－中亞－西亞經濟走廊建設，打通該地區對外經貿合作和資金流動通道，有利于促進相關國家經濟社會發展。