For Frankopan, silk roads are all East-West terrestrial connections. He is convincingly well informed on the subject. China of course is the main investor in massive infrastructure projects, railways, sea ports, with tentacles spanning continents, all in the name of 'peace and cooperation' but all too often meaning taking possession when loans can't be paid back. Meanwhile the West is too busy navel-gazing to bestow more than an occasional glance on what is creeping up. Yikes!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 94 Autumn 2019 ) |
