Annex II. Abbreviations AAAA AIIB ASEAN ASEM BCIM EC Belt, the BOMCA BRI CEE CDB CICA CNPC CPEC CPC CSDP DESA DFID EEAS EBRD EEC EEU EIB EU EUPOL EXIM GDP IMU NGOs IS MFA MOC MOU NASC NDB NDRC NSC NSRF OFDI OSCE PLA PLAN RATS RMB Road, the ROI SAARC SCO SDGs SOE Addis Ababa Action Agenda Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Association of Southeast Asian Nations Asia–Europe Meeting Bangladesh–China–India–Myanmar Economic Corridor Silk Road Economic Belt Border Management in Central Asia Belt and Road Initiative Central and Eastern Europe China Development Bank Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia China National Petroleum Corporation China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Communist Party of China Common Security and Defence Policy United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Department for International Development European External Action Service European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Eurasian Economic Commission Eurasian Economic Union European Investment Bank European Union EU Police Mission Export-Import Bank of China Gross domestic product Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Non-governmental organizations Islamic State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Commerce Memorandum of understanding New Asian Security Concept New Development Bank National Development and Reform Commission National Security Commission New Silk Road Fund Overseas foreign direct investment Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe People’s Liberation Army People’s Liberation Army Navy Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure Renminbi 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Return-on-investment South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Shanghai Cooperation Organization Sustainable Development Goals State-owned enterprise