CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which economic corridor was excluded from the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) recently?
A
China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC)
B
Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor
C
Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor(NCIEC)
D
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Places along the Central Asian Belt The BRI has six main economic corridors: (1) the New Eurasian Land Bridge; (2) the China-Central Asia-West Asia Corridor; (3) the China-Pakistan Corridor; (4) the Bangladesh-China- Myanmar Corridor; (5) the China-Mongolia-Russia Corridor; (6) the China-Indochina Peninsula Corridor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The BRI establishes 6 international economic corridors. The New Eurasia Land Bridge, also known as the Second Eurasia Land Bridge, is an international railway line running from Lianyungang in China’s Jiangsu province through Alashankou in Xinjiang to Rotterdam in Holland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is part of China’s “One Belt, One Road (OBOR)” initiative. OBOR’s vision encompasses a geographical region that extends from the Baltics in Europe to Southeast Asia and from China to Africa. The focus of CPEC is on a series of energy and infrastructure projects.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM) is a proposed corridor connecting India and China through Myanmar and Bangladesh as a corridor.

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