China’s New Silk Road: the Global Ambitions of the Chinese Economy (documentary)

Chinese president XI Jinping has named it the ‘project of the century.’ Since 2013 China has invested billions into bringing the ‘Middle Kingdom’ to the forefront of global economics and international politics. What China has baptised ’The New Silk Road’ allows a pair of trainers to be transported by train from China to France in less than two weeks. But they also act as a vehicle for a wave of Chinese expansionism across the world. In Gwadar, Pakistan, China is excavating a giant port, as well as a spectacular highway that crosses the Himalayas, in order to open the doors to the warm seas. At the limits of their Russian borders in central Asia, along a new railway line that serves Europe, Chinese entrepreneurs have installed special economic zones and casinos in the middle of the desert. Further afield than Beijing, in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, the Chinese state has recently established a military port, a stone’s throw from the American and French bases, as well as building an ultra modern railway serving Ethiopia. In the wake of these movements, Chinese businesses are swooping down on east African markets, hoping to make the region one of the new workshops of the world. 00:00 China’s New Silk Road documentary 00:17 China aims to become a leader in the electric car market 05:15 Chongqing has become the largest railway hub in southwest China 10:43 A couple with two children and a full-time nanny live on the 25th floor of an apartment building. 15:57 China’s New Silk Road project aims to expand its influence around the world, starting with Djibouti as a gateway to conquer Africa. 22:00 The dynamics between the Chinese and Djiboutian authorities in a railway station. 28:58 Ethiopia’s low labor costs attract Chinese companies to invest in the country’s industry. 36:18 China anticipates future generation of expats and expands business space in Ethiopia. 44:10 Chinese projects in Gwadar, Pakistan face security threats and separatist rebellion. 48:41 Residents of Gwadar, Pakistan, do not benefit from city development projects Follow us on social media : Facebook :