China’s $900 billion New Silk Road. What you need to know
2017年6月26日 · 5 things to know about the New Silk Road A new global superpower Some Western diplomats have been wary in their response to the proposed trade corridor, seeing it as a land grab designed to promote China's influence globally, but there’s little evidence to suggest the route will benefit China alone.
Why is China building a New Silk Road? | World Economic Forum
2016年6月26日 · 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 overland, the other by sea – will connect the country with its neighbours in the west: Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
A brief history of globalization | World Economic Forum
2019年1月17日 · It was in this world, too, that Alibaba a few months later opened its Silk Road headquarters in Xi’an. It was meant as the logistical backbone for the e-commerce giant along the new “Belt and Road”, the Paper reported. But if the old Silk Road thrived on the exports of luxurious silk by camel and donkey, the new Alibaba Xi’an facility ...
5 things to know about the New Silk Road | World Economic Forum
2015年11月5日 · The new Silk Road is sure to expand it further, and in the long term, all parties stand to gain, as postulated by basic economic theory. In the short term, however, some industries will be affected more than others, and it would be safe to assume that the long-term gains as well as short-term pains will be uneven among the EU’s 28 countries.
Why the New Silk Road needs a digital revolution
2017年1月13日 · For OBOR countries, the path to an efficient and cost-effective New Silk Road begins by systematically addressing the four pain points of the digital supply chain. Here are some ways to begin. Speed : Companies could smooth shipments and make better use of resources by installing state-of-the-art warehouse and inventory management systems ...
Three ways China can make the New Silk Road sustainable
2018年9月15日 · 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 Road Initiative” (BRI), a recent ambitious infrastructure project along the ancient land and maritime Silk Road routes. Through the BRI, China aims to strengthen ...
Could a Digital Silk Road solve the Belt and Road's sustainability ...
2018年9月19日 · Finally, the Digital Silk Road is critically important for a sustainable global economy because it helps to address one of the most fundamental challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: providing basic internet access for more than 3 billion people, roughly half the world’s population, who still have no internet connectivity. While the ...
What can the New Silk Road do for global trade?
2015年9月22日 · The result is that the modern caravan has started rolling. Thus, the “New Silk Road”development project – which embraces an area that is home to about 70% of the world’s population, produces about 55% of global GDP and has about 75% of known energy reserves – has been taken its first steps. Of course, challenges remain.
China is building a new Silk Road, and this one is digital
2018年8月18日 · The Silk Road calls to mind an image of the distant past, where traders traversed the vast expanse of Eurasia in pursuit of silk, spices and various other commodities. Today, China is attempting to revive these once forgotten routes as part of Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路倡议: BRI).
China tries to win over critics of the new Silk Road
2019年5月29日 · China has invested billions of dollars in building highways, ports, and railways in more than 60 countries since 2013, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Geographies in Depth China tries to win over critics of the new Silk Road