Exploring China’s Border with Russia
By traveling the length of China’s 4,300 km border with Russia, Ankur Shah aims to understand what China’s Belt and Road Initiative means for daily life along on the border.
Geography
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Trump’s $3T Afghan Mining Mirage
New Plans to Tap Mineral Wealth Face Old Problems
Trekking 5,500 Miles Across the Silk Road
Three Americans walk the historic silk road from Xi’an to Istanbul to examine globalization and the dissemination of people, products, and ideas along the largest network of trading routes in the ancient world.
Explorers’ View of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
What is the reality of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, on the ground? As widespread questions emerge about the true scale and scope of President Xi Jinping’s most prominent foreign policy venture, we followed its route for 23,000km from Italy to China to evaluate its progress.
105 Nights
Follow three young explorers from Venice to Beijing as they study how ancient trading routes are being reshaped by China’s Rise.