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China’s plan to develop a “one belt, one road” (OBOR) transport network should be understood in the context of the country’s strategic geopolitical objectives rather than simply providing the infrastructure for its exports, delegates at this week’s TOC Container Supply Chain conference heard today.
Veteran transport consultant Hercules Haralambides, president of Haralambides & Associates, that while “the century of Eurasia is coming”, the OBOR policy was part of a wider strategy to solidify China’s presence at key nodes in global supply chains.
He ...
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