A new shot of north Korean missile has polluted the first day of the summit on the New silk roads, massive construction supported at the ends of the arms by Beijing.
chinese president Xi Jinping receives up to Monday in Beijing, a thirty world leaders, the Russian Vladimir Putin Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This initiative aims to revive the ancient trade route which served the trade between Europe and the Far East. The heads of State and government of the major western powers (France, Uk, Germany), however, have not made the trip.
Escalation of tensions
a Few hours before the start of the summit, North Korea fired a ballistic missile that travelled approximately 700 km before crashing in the sea of Japan. “China is opposed to the violation by North Korea of security Council resolutions,” responded the ministry of foreign Affairs of china, while Beijing has continuously put Pyongyang warned in recent months against new tests of missiles or nuclear warheads. In a head-to-head, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin “expressed their concern about the escalation of tensions,” said the spokesperson for the Kremlin.
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Xi Jinping launched the new silk road in 2013, shortly after his arrival to power, backed by the huge propaganda apparatus of the chinese regime. Version 2017 of the silk Roads, a “belt” of the earth which is double that of a “road” maritime and consists of a series of investments in rail projects, motorways, ports and energy, including central Asia, central Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
A “route” to $ 800 billion
The initiative, which brings together 65 countries, has the support apparently unlimited Beijing: the China development Bank has planned only to release over 800 billion euros of investment over 900 projects. The world’s second largest economy seeks among other things to secure its supply of raw materials as well as the delivery of its products to its major markets, particularly Europe.
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on The way, China is trying to cement his stature at the top of the geopolitical world, in the face of attempts isolationist of a Donald Trump. The side of the west, some observers suspect China of wanting to strengthen its influence on international trade through investments, which are binding on the countries concerned, particularly in central Asia.