自中国领导人2013年10月提出建设“海上丝绸之路”后,国际舆论立即对这一新提法产生浓厚兴趣。2014年月12日,中国外交部将这一概念阐述为“加强海上互联互通以及发展海洋经济”。有外媒据此将这一概念形容为,中国欲在世界市场上“重新包装”。日本《外交学者》杂志网站当地时间13日发表香农·蒂耶齐的署名文章称,起初,“海上丝绸之路”是中国专门针对东盟提出的。但是,中国与斯里兰卡高官会晤期间也提出这一 Since the Chinese leaders proposed the construction of the “Silk Road on the Sea” in October 2013, the international public opinion immediately generated a great interest in this new formulation. On 12th of December 2014, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs described this concept as “strengthening maritime connectivity and developing the marine economy.” Some foreign media have accordingly described this concept as China wants to “repackage” in the world market. On the 13th, local diplomatic scholar said in a signed article by Shannon Thiezzi that at first “Silk Road on the Sea” was specifically put forward by China for ASEAN. However, this was also raised during the meeting between China and the top Sri Lankan officials