Chinese President Xi Jinping says some 64 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals were signed at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing this week.<br /> Following the three-day conference attended by nearly 40 heads of state,... Xi hailed the newly-signed agreements to boost the China-led project,... although he did not specify what the deals entail.<br />Inspired by the ancient Silk Road trading route,... the global trade intiative was announced by Beijing in 2013 and aims to link up Asia, Africa and Europe... via newly-built roads, bridges, pipelines and ports.<br />126 countries have signed up for the project so far,... according to Chinese media. <br />
