China Tries to Rebuild Regional Trust With Maritime Silk Road

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Source : WPR-World Politics Review   Date : 12-09-2014   

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gives his opening remark during the 16th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - China Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Oct. 9, 2013 (AP photo by Vincent Thian).

China’s initiative to establish a “Maritime Silk Road,” which would connect China to Europe through new and upgraded ports and maritime infrastructure, received a boost this week when Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong backed the plan. In an email interview, Geoffrey Wade, professor at the Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific, discussed China’s goals for the Maritime Silk Road initiative.

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