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Chinese high speed trains are extremely fast: they are able to travel up to 200 to 245 KM/H or 124 to 155 MPH. China has built the world's largest chain of high speed rails. They use the trains to quickly transport their citizens and visitors.
A student-led Wiki detailing different cultural, historical, technological and financial issues surround the People's Republic of China's New Silk Road/一带一路 ("One Belt One Road") initiative, China’s definitive project of the 21st century.
The 'Silk Road' is the name given to a series of trade routes created during the Han Dynasty that stretched across Eurasia. People started trading around 200 BC. Map of the old Silk Road. The Ottoman Empire formally boycotted trade with the west in 1453 AD, thus preventing further use of the routes.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 November 2024. Chinese global infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative Belt and Road Initiative and related projects Abbreviation BRI Formation 2013 ; 11 years ago (2013) 2017 (2017) (Forum) 2019 (Forum) 2023 (Forum) Founder People's Republic of China Legal status Active Purpose Promote ...
The New Silk Road Project was a project initiated by the People's Republic of China in the first half of the 21st century to construct a series of highways, high speed rail lines, bridges, tunnels, canals, ports and airports linking the entire Eurasian land mass through land and sea corridors...
The New Eurasian Land Bridge, also called the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, is the name given to China's rail link with Central Asia. The route includes China's east–west railways which, in addition to the Beijiang line, are the Longhai Railway and the Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railroad opened in 2017. The new railroad line is known as the "Iron Silk Road." It connects the Caspian Sea region to Turkey. The Caspian Sea region is full of oil. Now the BTK makes it easier for that oil to reach Europe. The new railroad line passes through the Caucasus.
