'Belt and Road' to energize exports

Editor's Note: China has unveiled the framework and priorities of its Belt and Road Initiatives to enhance regional connectivity and common prosperity. China Daily takes a close look at the development opportunities along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st CenturyMaritime Silk Road.

Though bleak external demand crimped China's exports during March, robust economic activity along the Belt and Road routes emerged as a silver lining amid the slump.

Companies like Jinko Solar, a solar power company, have already taken advantage of the new opportunities and recalibrated their strategies for overseas markets as exports to the traditional markets were hit by trade disputes and gloomy demand.