No it doesn't make sense to expect rail to replace sea, however the article failed to note that the Yiwu-Europe rail link is over existing rails and there was v

No it doesn't make sense to expect rail to replace sea, however the article failed to note that the Yiwu-Europe rail link is over existing rails and there was very little infrastructure investment other than inland port facilities. The major drive was on the software side -- making trains going through multiple countries less cumbersome. Whatever happens to the BRI the Yiwu-European rail certainly is not to going to be the one to break the bank.