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One road one belt was a political decision to have more influence. In terms of what rails transport can process versus container ships, it's barely useful. Th
by NicoJuicy 3y ago
One road one belt was a political decision to have more influence.
In terms of what rails transport can process versus container ships, it's barely useful.
They downsized one road one belt loans to a minimum last years. Most likely because countries can't afford those predatory % ( the details are also not open).
The years that China had "interesting" growth are over. Perhaps EV's, who knows.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoThere is an article in China daily somewhere a decade back discussing the niche between container ships and air freight. It seemed to be stretching at the time, I think the rail connection to Europe was more about face than practical use, but a lot of points in between in Central Asia aren’t served well by sea.
- NicoJuicy 3y agoYeah. The main differences are: Plane: very small load, fast ( 1 day) Train : small load, slow ( 2 weeks), obstructing regular traffic for long trains Containers: huge load, slow ( 1 month)
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoIt might make sense for some food goods that would spoil on a ship and aren’t high enough margin for a plane trip. But that isn’t really much.