China’s $900 billion New Silk Road. What you need to know
Jun 26, 2017 · What can the New Silk Road do for global trade? 5 things to know about the New Silk Road A new global superpower Some Western diplomats have been wary in their response to the …
China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns 10. Here’s what to know
Nov 20, 2023 · This fall marks ten years since Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, the vast infrastructure project that China devised to boost trade and connectivity …
How China’s first ‘silk road’ slowly came to life - on the water ...
Oct 5, 2017 · Few images are more enduring in the historical imagination than the train of two-humped Bactrian camels plodding across desert sands from west to east, or vice-versa, across the vast open …
A brief history of globalization | World Economic Forum
Jan 17, 2019 · But if the old Silk Road thrived on the exports of luxurious silk by camel and donkey, the new Alibaba Xi’an facility would be enabling a globalization of an entirely different kind. It would …
The challenges and opportunities of China's new Silk Road
Jan 18, 2016 · The original Silk Road, established more than 2,000 years ago, was a critical network of trade routes that promoted economic, political, and cultural exchange among Asia, Africa, and …
What can the New Silk Road do for global trade?
Sep 22, 2015 · The success of the New Silk Road depends as well on clear governance rules and mechanisms. This includes the answer to the question of whether this project requires an …
Three ways China can make the New Silk Road sustainable
Sep 15, 2018 · The emergence of China as an economic and political power in the past decade has made waves in the ocean of geo-economics and geopolitics, especially with the country’s “Belt and …
Why the New Silk Road needs a digital revolution
Jan 13, 2017 · With such systems in place, a few key areas of opportunity will emerge along the New Silk Road. First, a digital revolution will level the playing field for SMEs. For example, they’ll be able …
China is building a new Silk Road, and this one is digital
Aug 18, 2018 · Alongside China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is a push for greater cross-border digital connectivity. Here’s what is driving this new Digital Silk Road.
Why is China building a New Silk Road? | World Economic Forum
Jun 26, 2016 · China is reviving the historic Silk Road trade route that runs between its own borders and Europe. Announced in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the idea is that two new trade corridors – one …