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丝绸之路

The Silk Road in the 21st Century
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liǎng qiān两千duō nián多年qiánsī chóu zhī lù丝绸之路lián jiē连接lezhōng guó中国zhōng yà中亚zhōng dōng中东ōu zhōu欧洲

More than 2,000 years ago, the Silk Road connected China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

sī chóu丝绸cí qì瓷器xiāng liào香料zhī shí知识wén huà文化dōutōng guò通过zhè xiē这些dào lù道路zǒu xiàng走向yuǎn fāng远方

Silk, porcelain, spices, knowledge, and culture all traveled far along these routes.

jīn tiān今天zhōng guó中国tuī dòng推动xīndesī chóu zhī lù丝绸之路

Today, China is promoting a new Silk Road.

bù zài不再shǐ yòng使用luò tuó骆驼ér shì而是tōng guò通过tiě lù铁路gōng lù公路gǎng kǒu港口shí yóu石油tiān rán qì天然气guǎn dào管道wǎng luò网络diàn lǎn电缆wù liú物流zhōng xīn中心yà zhōu亚洲ōu zhōu欧洲fēi zhōu非洲děnglián jiē连接qǐ lái起来

It no longer uses camels. Instead, it connects Asia with Europe, Africa, and other places through railways, highways, ports, oil and natural gas pipelines, internet cables, and logistics centers.

zhōng guó中国xī wàng希望fā zhǎn发展mào yì贸易ràngnéng yuán能源shāng pǐn商品yùn shū运输gèngān quán安全

China hopes to develop trade and also make the transport of energy and goods safer.

bù guò不过dào lù道路gǎng kǒu港口zhǐ yǒu只有jīng jì经济zuò yòng作用huìdài lái带来guó jì国际yǐng xiǎng lì影响力

However, roads and ports do not only have economic functions; they also bring international influence.

yīn cǐ因此měi guó美国é luó sī俄罗斯ōu méng欧盟yìn dù印度děngzàijiàn shè建设zì jǐ自己deyùn shū运输lù xiàn路线

Therefore, the United States, Russia, the European Union, and India, among others, are also building their own transport routes.

lā dīng měi zhōu拉丁美洲deyī xiē一些guó jiā国家xī wàng希望lì yòng利用gǎng kǒu港口dì lǐ wèi zhì地理位置gèng hǎo更好lián jiē连接dà xī yáng大西洋tài píng yáng太平洋yà zhōu亚洲shì chǎng市场

Some countries in Latin America also hope to use their ports and geographic locations to better connect the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and Asian markets.

xiàn zài现在dà guó大国zhī jiān之间dejìng zhēng竞争zhǐfā shēng发生zàizhàn chǎng战场shàngfā shēng发生zàitiě lù铁路gǎng kǒu港口hǎi shàng海上tōng dào通道shù zì数字wǎng luò网络zhōng

Today, competition among major powers takes place not only on battlefields, but also in railways, ports, sea routes, and digital networks.

shuínéngjiàn shè建设guǎn lǐ管理wèi lái未来dedào lù道路shuíjiùkě néng可能zàishì jiè jīng jì世界经济zhōngyǒugèngdeyǐng xiǎng lì影响力

Whoever can build and manage the routes of the future may have greater influence in the world economy.

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By Mauricio Herrera Kahn / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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