Silk Road Shipping deploys first smart containers as e-commerce grows
Silk Road Shipping, China’s first cross-border e-commerce express container shipping alliance, reached a new milestone ...
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By Alex Lennane
There are mounting concerns about the viability of China’s proposed Silk Road corridor, which intends to connect 20 countries in a trade agreement. But the cost, currently estimated at $140bn, a weak Chinese economy, and political problems along the route, including some countries’ mistrust over the dominant role China would need to play, makes it a very ambitious plan, contends this article.
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