The Fifth Generation of China Leaders and the Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative

China has been adopted a peaceful rise strategy in the past three decades to decrease concerns and sensitivities of other great powers in regards with China rise. But it seems that China since 2012, when Xi Jinping (as symbol/representative of the fifth generation of China leaders) took power, considers itself in such a level of capabilities, to play a much more active/dynamic role in regional and international affairs. The aim of this new active/dynamic China is getting more shares in strategic arenas, redefining itself in the context of Chinese dream, revival of its National Power and finally promoting international status of China as an established multidimensional (economic, cultural, political, strategic) great power. Based on this strategy China has started several economic ↔ strategic initiatives in regional and international levels, including: active contribution in BRICS, Establishing Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and BRICS bank, promoting role of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and of course Silk Road Economic Belt or SREB (known as China Marshall Plan). This Article tries to show the economic↔ strategic root causes of SREB initiative, the political will of China's leaders to fulfillment the initiative and finally practical evaluation and explaining implications of the SREB.