China's growing influence in Europe - Serbia and the New Silk Road

China is increasingly active in Europe. Serbia has a particularly close relationship with China: Since 2010, the Chinese have invested some $8.5 billion there. But who are the people who keep things running on the ground? When it comes to implementing China’s giant "New Silk Road" project, Serbia came in second place worldwide in 2022. But the story is complex: While Chinese companies are buying up the eastern part of the country around the Bor copper mine and extracting raw materials there on a large scale, second-generation Chinese in Serbia are beginning to realize their dreams.

China's new Silk Road – the longest train route in the world

 

In south-eastern China, the city of Yiwu is a new hotspot. Bustling with energy, Yiwu is the starting point of the longest train connection in the world - a new Silk Road, running across Eurasia and all the way to Madrid.

China's gateway to Europe – the New Silk Road

 The "New Silk Road" is an enormous Chinese international development project. It's a trade network that involves Asia, Africa, and Europe -- and more than 70 countries are already involved. It may turn the old world order upside down.

China's gateway to Europe – the New Silk Road

 The "New Silk Road" is an enormous Chinese international development project. It's a trade network that involves Asia, Africa, and Europe -- and more than 70 countries are already involved. It may turn the old world order upside down.

China New Silk Road

The "project of the century' or a simple power grab? China's new silk road from east of China to west Europe.