Official launch of the Cambridge “One Belt One road (OBOR)” think tank at the University of Cambridge

On 29 September 2017, we organized the official launch of our Cambridge “One Belt One road (OBOR)” think tank at the University of Cambridge, called: OBOR International @ Cambridge

See the pictures of the day itself.

Participants of the the launch of the OBOR center at Cambridge

We had representatives from the corporate (Novartis, KPMG, HSBC, Astrazenica), legal and academic world attending to discuss the why, how and what of this launch.

The launch was also discussed in detail in the Chinese media. See for example this article in China Daily.

What is OBOR?: When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Central Asia and Southeast Asia in September and October of 2013, he raised the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (OBOR initiative), which can help promote the economic prosperity of the countries along the Belt and Road, strengthen exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations, and promote world peace and development. The aim of our OBOR International @ Cambridge is to foster and develop critical academic thought about the political, economic, and societal implications of this Chinese initiative.

Professor De Cremer with the mayor of Cambridge

In the meantime, we also lauched the website of OBOR@Cambridge. Check it here.