Comments on: The China-London Freight Rail Connection – A Bit of Silk Road PR

By: China's Silk Road Development Criteria: It's Only OBOR If We're Involved - China Briefing News

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:43:41 +0000

[…] of fun. Even the Chinese didn’t stick an OBOR banner on the recent China-London train “service” which delivered goods into the UK’s Eurorail station in January. That was billed as […]

By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:55:26 +0000

The containers have been loaded up again, apparently with British goods, and has departed back to China. As it arrived in mid-January, that’s a turn-around time of three months. The media and China-Britain Business Council are heralding it as a big success but really? Come on. It’s a fun diversion but you can’t maintain healthy trade by relying on 4 rail crossings a year.

By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:35:14 +0000

@Americanlambord: Not just rail, but roads and ports as well. There’s plenty of South-East Asian and African nations that are sporting brand new highways and ports due to Chinese finance. See: http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/03/27/china-the-great-infrastructure-developer.html
Best regards;
Chris

By: americanlamboard.com

americanlamboard.com — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:52:51 +0000

China has also used railways as a diplomatic tool overseas. Chinese domestic train manufacturers have targeted emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia for rail-related orders while also bidding for high-profile contracts in the developed world.