From steel to railways, Beijing is spending billions in EU countries. But are there strings attached? The Yiwu-to-London train pulls into the DB Eurohub terminus in Barking, east London, 18 days after leaving the Chinese city, a trading centre south of Shanghai. Over the course of its 7,500-mile (12,000km) journey to Europe, the train has wound its way through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France, following part of the old east-west Silk Road. This freight-rail link i...
Europe needs China's billions. But does it know the price? | Juliet Ferguson
The Guardian - 26 Nov 2019 18:46
From steel to railways, Beijing is spending billions in EU countries. But are there strings attached? The Yiwu-to-London train pulls into the DB Eurohub terminus in Barking, east London, 18 days after leaving the Chinese city, a trading centre south of Shanghai. Over the course of its 7,500-mile (12,000km) journey to Europe, the train has wound its way through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France, following part of the old east-west Silk Road. This freight-rail link i...
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