14/ Moving away from regional #geoweirdness, let's touch on some other topics.
We all know the Silk Road, right? The 6,400km trade route lasted a millennia and connected Asia with Europe and parts of Africa through a complex web of trade paths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road
But what about the “The New Silk Road”, the "Belt and Road Initiative"? A centerpiece of China's foreign policy, it will connect China with 150 countries around the globe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative#
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-massive-belt-and-road-initiative