More than a thousand years ago, Zhang Qian, a Chinese imperial envoy, set out on a westward expedition covering thousands of miles, laying the foundation of the Silk Road. Ten years ago, the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” were envisioned to revitalize ancient trading routes, which came to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative.

Over the past decade, Belt and Road cooperation has made historic achievements and become the most popular international public good and the largest platform for international cooperation. To show how the Belt and Road Initiative has transformed BRI countries in the past ten years, Sounthern Finance Omnimedia Corp. produced a special documentary The BRI: A Decade On. Join SFC on a journey across continents and oceans.

Riding a wave of China's reform and opening up as well as the Belt and Road Initiative, the international trade bloomed. Chinese entrepreneurs went overseas and landed their businesses all over the world. In South Africa, many Chinese brands such as Huawei and Xiaomi have become the popular brands for local customers. In the United Arab Emirates, a wholesale mall of Chinese products has been established, distributing China's unique products to the Middle East. In Kazakhstan, many Chinese cars are carried to Almaty station and then transported to other countries through China-Europe Railway Express. Under the development of the BRI, it is expected increasingly Chinese entrepreneurs and companies will go across mountains and seas to enhance investment and cooperation worldwide.