Mapped: China's Most Ambitious Megaproject — The New Silk Road

Wikimedia Commons China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative will cost between $4 trillion and $8 trillion and affect 65 countries. It's expected to stretch from East Asia to East Africa and Central Europe and be completed in 2049. Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects. By the time of it’s estimated completion in 2049, OBOR will stretch from the edge of East Asia all the way to East Africa and Central Europe, and it will impact a lengthy list of countries that account for 62% of the world’s population and 40% of its economic output.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: I quit cable for DirecTV Now and it's saving me over $1,000 a year — here's how I did itSee Also:The Trump administration may be considering a trade move far bigger than the steel and aluminum tariffsThe next US gas boom is being fueled by ChinaTrump's cabinet is way wealthier than Obama's or Bush's initial cabinetsSEE ALSO: China is ramping up its presence in the South China sea — and it's all about oil

 

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