A new road will soon connect Europe to Asia. In June 2019, Russian Prime Minister gave his approval for the construction of a new 2,000 km highway.
BRI’s new Russian road
The Digital Silk Roads, Datacloud Global Congress, Monaco
China Forum, Datacloud Global Congress 2019, june 6, Monaco, the Digital Silk Roads. The BRI is much more than roads and ports, It is also about data!
Swiss bank Vontobel’s BRI index
Swiss bank Vontobel announced on May 16, 2019 that it would soon launch an index dedicated to the “Belt and Road” in cooperation with CCB.
Switzerland’s (good) approach
Switzerland to sign a MoU about the Belt and Road Initiative, to actively participate in the realization of the new Silk Roads.
The digital Silk roads in Monaco
Xi Jinping’s first visit in Monaco. Monaco may become a special hub for the digital silk roads and a showcase for Huawei’s 5G in Europe.
A Belt, a Road, and a Bridge in Norway
On December 9, 2018, the Halogaland bridge was inaugurated near Narvik in Norway in the presence of Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Wang Min, Chinese Ambassador to Oslo. The construction of an Arctic route, connecting northern Europe with China, is an opportunity to develop its northernmost regions.
China and Europe: suggestions from Ukraine
On June 8, 2018, a round table held in Kyiv, Ukraine, was dedicated to the “Belt and Road Initiative”.
This event, organized by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, brought together about thirty experts on the issue of Sino-Ukrainian exchanges.
The BRI and the modernization of infrastructure in Ukraine
In early December 2017, Kiev and Beijing signed a joint action plan to develop the new Silk Roads, Ukraine officially joined the “Belt and Road” initiative. Chinese Vice Prime Minister Ma Kai and Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman have signed
The Caucasus route
A new route through Caucasus may be added to the various corridors of the Belt and Road initiative. In April 2017, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed a protocol on a future Trans-Caspian International Transport route. Other regional states such as