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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes which connected the East and West, and was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century BCE to the 18th century.

Vladimir Putin feted at Xi Jinping's global Belt and Road summit

Vladimir Putin feted at Xi Jinping's global Belt and Road summit
Oct 18,2023 7:11 am

... In his speech littered with Silk Road references and colourful proverbs, Mr Xi continued to stress this point...

Belt and Road Initiative: Is China's trillion-dollar gamble to transform the world working?

Belt and Road Initiative: Is China's trillion-dollar gamble to transform the world working?
Oct 16,2023 8:41 pm

... Was it worth it? A win-win economic success? From the moment the BRI was unveiled in 2013 with comparisons to the ancient Silk Road, it was clear China had sprawling ambitions...

China's roads win hearts in South Asia - but at a cost

China's roads win hearts in South Asia - but at a cost
Oct 14,2023 8:01 pm

... The Silk Road route has been used for trade and travel for centuries, and in the last 10 years, it has become central to Beijing s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)...

Pirelli: Italy blocks Chinese control of tyre giant

Pirelli: Italy blocks Chinese control of tyre giant
Jun 19,2023 12:10 am

... The Chinese government s Silk Road investment fund also owns a 9% stake in Pirelli...

Stolen $3bn Bitcoin mystery ends with popcorn tin discovery

Stolen $3bn Bitcoin mystery ends with popcorn tin discovery
Nov 7,2022 12:31 pm

... James Zhong has pleaded guilty to hacking the funds in 2012 from the illegal Silk Road marketplace...

Zero-Covid: How Xi's flagship policy is spoiling his party

Zero-Covid: How Xi's flagship policy is spoiling his party
Oct 6,2022 8:50 pm

... Xi an has been a driver of inland China s economy since the years when it was the start of the old Silk Road stretching across central Asia into the Middle East and Europe...

How China became the world's 'economic miracle'

How China became the world's 'economic miracle'
Feb 16,2020 6:44 am

... The so-called new Silk Road aims to connect almost half the world s populations and one-fifth of global GDP, setting up trade and investment links that stretch across the world...

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