ASEAN is a priority region in the pursuit of the Belt and Road Initiative. China needs to form greater synergy between the Belt and Road initiative ASEAN’s development plans. It is beneficial to work with ASEAN countries to deliver on the outcomes of the Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation, further synergize the Belt and Road Initiative with the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 and deepen all-round cooperation in maritime project and shipping trade. The purpose of this research is mainly to investigate existing problems of China-ASEAN bilateral shipping trade through analyzing current trade structure, the analysis will also refer to the influencing factors of shipping trade. Based on the findings that have been evaluated from the data and analysis, recommendations for improving China-ASEAN shipping trade could be argued and confirmed ultimately.

Qian Wang, Pei Fang. Research on China-Asean Shipping Trade Development from the Perspective of “the Belt and Road Initiative”. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 6: 77-84. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2020.020617.

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