Sustainability free fulltext the impact of slumping oil. The two most favored courses followed by trade ships were those of the east china and south china sea routes. Sustainability free fulltext investment strategy of. System upgrade on tue, may 19th, 2020 at 2am et during this period, ecommerce and registration of new users may not be available for up to 12 hours. The essays begin with analysis of four infrastructure projects, three by china under msr and one by india as a counter to msr. Chinas 21st century maritime silk road initiative, energy security and sloc access.
Apr 02, 2018 download the report china unveiled the concept for the twentyfirst century maritime silk road msr in 20 as a development strategy to boost infrastructure connectivity throughout southeast asia, oceania, the indian ocean, and east africa. Sep 28, 2018 ayia napa, cyprusbusiness wireon 27 th september, floral whisper along the silk roadculture journey of maritime silk road marks a successful end in cyprus. Mar 03, 2016 in an article by koh 2015 21 st century maritime silk road, it is suggested that one important aspect of the ancient maritime silk road was freedom and autonomy of navigation, which remains the prime reason for exploration of the seas and close contact of civilizations leading to cooperation and trade. Maritime shipping and export trade on maritime silk road. Sep 16, 2017 chinas maritime silk road has become a lightning hotspot, according to a new us study that suggests a link between ship exhaust and thunderstorms at sea. Pdf the security implications of the maritime silk road. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 28. The maritime silk road download full version movie. The report complements the february 2017 siprifriedrichebertstiftung publication on the landbased component of the bri, the belt. Maritime silk road the story is set during the reign of wu ze tian hen trading on the silk road became impossible due to attacks by the barbarians chinese searches for another trade route and discovers a mysterious nautical chart using the chart as a guide, a group of merchants embark on a maritime adventure in hich they compete ith other south asian countries to reach the est.
After the the belt and road initiative launched in 20, chinese terminal operators invested in ports situated along the 21st century maritime silk road msr. Pdf the plans for the maritime silk road affect the existing liner services. The major business is manufacturing and sale of panel furniture and related products which the customizing production with high efficiency in design and. Maritime silk routes the story of the oldest trade routes. Map of the south china sea illustrating maritime silk road 18. Compatibility with european union maritime security. China unveiled the concept for the twentyfirst century maritime silk road msr in 20 as a development strategy to. Oct 24, 2019 however, the maritime trade routes for silk are believed to have come into existence some time before the silk road. This paper thus identifies strategic hub ports and investment strategies along the msr. Security implications and ways forward for the european union presents an analysis of the seabased component of the belt and road initiative bri, the road.
Chinas 21st century maritime silk road initiative, energy. In order to distinguish it from the traditional silk road, this maritime trade route linking the east and west was given the name silk road on the sea by a japanese scholar in 1967. Chinas involvement in a large number of ongoing transport corridor projects has encouraged it to embark on the most ambitious of them all till date. A young student of shiraz university joins captain soleiman on a maritime journey to china in 11th bc. The maritime silk road developed from the earlier austronesian spice trade networks of islander southeast asians with sri lanka and southern india established to 600 bce, as well as the jade industry trade in linglingo artifacts from the philippines in the south china sea c. Anthony morse explores chinas belt and road initiative and how the maritime silk road will connect key ports across the world, cementing china as a global superpower. Indias economic and strategic perceptions of chinas. It is an emerging trade route connecting china to the world under the changing situations of global politics and trade patterns. It flourished between the 2nd century bc and 15th century ad. May 20, 2020 narendra modi changed indias attitude towards maritime silk road. The maritime silk road initiative msri is a part of chinas experiment in scaling up economic corridors across vast swathes of diverse economic geographies. The msr is the maritime complement to the silk road economic belt, which focuses on infrastructure development across central asia. The purpose of this paper is to quantify using the terms of network theory the impact of these plans and to project the effects on the fleet, utilization, port throughput, and carbon footprint.
During the last couple years, the growth of the chinese economy has become slower, however the chinese government has recently. His route was then called the maritime silk road and many merchants took that route to get their merchandise to china. This occasional paper explores chinas maritime silk road in economic and political terms, its maritime routes, its key destinations and example projects, and its potential strategic implications for the uk, this paper examines chinas maritime silk road msr initiative, with a focus on ports, and considers its implications for the uk, particularly as it prepares to leave the eu. With pegah ahangarani, dariush arjmand, payam dehkordi, ezzatolah entezami. Starting from quanzhou fujian province, the maritime silk road was the earliest voyage route that was formed in the qin and han dynasties, developed from the three.
The maritime silk road was a conduit for trade and cultural exchange between chinas southeastern coastal areas and foreign countries. Chinas maritime silk road initiative and the protection. It is essentially a marine trade route between china and south asia, west asia, europe and north africa, which dealt with transportation of silk. Leautier, michael schaefer, and wei shen a port project in tanzania could become a model for connecting. The maritime silk road already represents chinas most vital sea lines of communication, both because it gives china access to three major economic zones southeast asia, south asia, and the middle east and because it is the route for many of chinas strategic materials, including oil. Sep 08, 2019 the silk road and its maritime component connected the people and economies of east and west for over 1,000 years before the industrial revolution made its global impact. Southeast asiavia the maritime silk roadis a key hub in the new connectivity game. The silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime.
Download the report china unveiled the concept for the twentyfirst century maritime silk road msr in 20 as a development strategy to boost infrastructure connectivity throughout southeast asia, oceania, the indian ocean, and east africa. Myanmars role in chinas maritime silk road initiative. The initiative of the 21stcentury maritime silk road will not only enhance chinas international trade with countries along the road, but will also bring opportunities. Pdf myanmars role in chinas maritime silk road initiative. The 21st century maritime silk road msr, originated from the ancient maritime silk road, is an important channel to promote the smooth trade between asia, europe and africa.
The 21st century maritime silk road challenges and opportunities. Journal of the national maritime foundation of india. Assessing the impact of the maritime silk road sciencedirect. Maritime silk road full eng sub chinese drama 2022, 30. President xi gives speech to indonesias parliament2.
With the initiative of the 21stcentury maritime silk road, trade volume will increase. A test for chinas new maritime silk road in africa by frannie a. You have full access to read online and download this title. Xi jinping launched the maritime silk road initiative during a visit to indonesia in. Externally, it unveiled the silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk roadreferred to here as one belt, one road oborwhich is meant to strengthen infrastructure on the westward land route through central asia and europe, and the southern maritime route through southeast asia, on to south asia, africa and europe. Chinas ratification will ensure the international protection of underwater cultural heritage on the maritime silk road.
Map of the south china sea illustrating maritime silk road. Maritime silk road, china sea silk road china highlights. The policy report the 21st century maritime silk road. Jun 20, 2017 the document called on countries along the 21st century maritime silk road to focus on sharing blue space and developing the blue economy, which will target issues such as marine environment protection, marine interconnectivity, maritime security and common oceanic governance. Maritime silk road route xingjiang local accessories one of these red sea routes ended at the terminus city of suez, where the goods were carried over land to cairo, then were sailed down the nile to the city of alexandria and on across the mediterranean sea to the sicilian peninsula, from whence they were traded thoughout europe. Compatibility with european union maritime security interests. The plans for the maritime silk road affect the existing liner services.
Chinas maritime silk road a hotspot for lightning strikes. Maritime silk road of the 21st century through the eyes of china. Apr 03, 2018 download the full report as a pdf here. The silk road and its maritime component connected the people and economies of east and west for over 1,000 years before the industrial revolution made its global impact. Pdf assessing the impact of the maritime silk road researchgate. In a previous article, we have seen the important role of china for the dry bulk shipping as a major importer and exporter of dry bulk commodities. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 2829. Identifying which ports are important is made possible through applying complex network methods and gis analysis.
President xi gives speech to indonesias parliament. The maritime silk road or maritime silk route refers to the maritime section of the historic silk road that connected china, southeast asia, the indian subcontinent, arabian peninsula, somalia, egypt and europe. Despite its association with china in recent centuries, the maritime silk road was primarily established and operated by. The maritime silk road therefore comes with a major public diplomacy push. A comparative view of the ancient and 21st century maritime. Guangzhou launched culture journey to connect maritime silk road.