The Maritime Silk Road: China's Belt and Road at Sea

by Richard T. Griffiths

The ancient maritime Silk Road that helped connect Asia and Europe has been reinvented as part of China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative. However, the seaborne international trade and shipping-lanes, that carry 80-90 per cent of world trade, were there long before China's intrusion on the scene. Even so, China's intention to build ports at key locations along these trade routes has caused considerable unease in the Western security community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9082381052
• ISBN13: 9789082381054
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: International Institute for Asian Studies
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"