Abstract: The “One Belt and One Road” Initiative is an upgraded version of China’s opening-up strategy, creates more opportunities and broader space for leading domestic enterprises to go global and expand overseas markets. However, it is necessary to solve a lot challenges and problems if we want to use the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative to promote the enterprises to “going out” smoothly. On the basis of reviewing and summarizing the basic connotation, practical experience and lessons of China’s “going out” strategy, this paper analyzes the new environment, new opportunities and inevitably new challenges brought by the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative in the new era for Chinese enterprises. Suggestions for enterprises to effectively meet challenges and successfully going out, in order to achieve coordinated development and better growth are provided under the framework of the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative.

Key words: The “One Belt and One Road” Initiative, enterprises, “going out”, basic idea