尽管中国官员大谈要加强人际交流、放松外币使用限制、降低贸易壁垒，但振兴并实现古丝绸之路的现代化还需要以互容和多边互通为核心的功能良好的基础设施。
Though Chinese officials have spoken broadly of enhancing exchanges of people, easing restrictions on the use of foreign currency, and reducing trade barriers, reviving and modernizing the ancient Silk Road also requires functioning infrastructure focused on interoperability and multimodal connectivity.