The New Silk Road, part 2: From Kyrgyzstan to Duisburg, DW Documentary

DW Documentary Опубликовано: 20 июл. 2019 г. The New Silk Road is a mammoth project meant to connect China with the West. Its a gigantic infrastructure project that Beijing says will benefit all. But this twopart documentary shows another side: of Chinas selfinterest and geopolitical ambitions. China s path to global power leads through the legendary trade road. Our authors travel west on two separate paths: One team follows the sea route, along which China is expanding its support bases, while the other follows the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia. Their journey takes them through stunning landscapes and to magical places with ancient caravanserais, where the lore of the old Silk Road lives on. At the same time, they observe Chinas overwhelming new influence in immense construction sites and shipping hubs. People everywhere are hoping the new trade will bring them and their children work and prosperity, just as the old Silk Road did hundreds of years ago. But others fear that a fu