However, the maritime trade routes for silk are believed to have come into existence some time before the silk road. The following maps are intended to depict what the silk road meant in history and what it means today. The sea route sets out at the southeast coast of china, past south asia, and arrives at europe. Introduce the activity by first assigning roles and asking students to show on the map where they are from. It flourished between the 2nd century bc and 15th century ad.
A maritime silk road and indonesias perspective of maritime state yose rizal damuri et al csis working paper series wppir 201701 december 12, 2014 abstract this study is intended to see how the maritime silk road msr will be positioned in indonesias. This paper examines chinas maritime silk road msr initiative, with a focus on ports, and considers its implications for the uk, particularly as it prepares to leave the eu. The proposal was included in vision for maritime cooperation under the belt and road initiative, which was released by the national. Later that year in indonesia, he proposed building a 21st century maritime silk road msr. Overland trade route that linked china to the mediterranean, thru mesopotamia, iran, and central asia a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. A young student of shiraz university joins captain soleiman on a maritime journey to china in 11th bc. Pdf assessing the impact of the maritime silk road researchgate. Maritime silk road project latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The name refers to the land and sea trading networks of the ancient and middle ages that have connected east, south and west asia with europe and north africa. The msr is the maritime complement to the silk road economic belt, which focuses on infrastructure development across central asia. Show a world map, and ask students what they already know about the silk road. China, europe and the maritime silk road clingendael. Your guide to obor, chinas plan to build a new silk road.
The 21 st century maritime silk road msr will begin from china, moving on to the south china sea and then southeast asia, the indian ocean, africa, and europe. President xi jinping announced in may 20 the 21st century new silk road program, later called one belt one road strategy yi dai yi lu one belt, one road obor with a view to establish new relations between china and the. China today unveiled plans for three oceanbased blue economic passages which will connect asia with africa, oceania and europe under the maritime silk road venture viewed with concern by india over its impact on the indian ocean region. In 20 xi jinping, president of the peoples republic of china, announced the new silk. China wants to revive the silk road to improve political and economic ties with southeast asia and beyond. Map of the south china sea illustrating maritime silk road. Chinas maritime silk road faces a wave of challenges. The new maritime silk road reflects a strategic vision of a zone of economic development that maps along the key ports and maritime trade routes of the south china sea and the indian ocean. The land based silk road economic belt, comprising six development corridors 2.
This paper thus identifies strategic hub ports and investment strategies along the msr. The maritime silk road or maritime silk route refers to the maritime section of the historic silk road that connected china, southeast asia, the indian subcontinent, arabian peninsula, somalia, egypt and europe. One belt, one road and the history of the maritime silk route. Download a silk road kids adventure as pdf there is a. The western han empire initiated silk road trading in 9 bc by sending silk traders westward. Silk road reflects chinas ambitions in the blue economy and should be treated as such. Slide 1, obor political map labeled with silk road economic belt. Background picture adapted with permissions from bull chin acad sci chinese version 2017. The silk road routes from china to the west passed to the north and south of the taklamakan desert, and they divided near dunhuang.
The concepts of the silk road economic belt and the maritime silk road were first introduced by chinese president xi jinping during his visits to kazakhstan and indonesia in 20. Links to online resources for maps university of washington. Externally, it unveiled the silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk roadreferred to here as one belt, one road oborwhich is meant to strengthen infrastructure on the westward land route through central asia and europe, and the southern maritime route through southeast asia, on to south asia, africa and europe. Pdf the journey of maps and images on the silk road. Maritime silk road project blogs, comments and archive news on. The silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime. Dunhuang was of great importance as a cultural centre on the western borders of the chinese empire at various points in its history, and also as a stronghold defending the empire. During the period of the sui and tang dynasties, the overland silk road was interrupted by wars in the western areas, giving place to the maritime silk road. Despite its association with china in recent centuries, the maritime silk road was primarily established and operated by. The one belt part of it refers to the silk road economic belt while the one road refers to the 21stcentury maritime silk road. China unveiled the concept for the twentyfirst century maritime silk road msr in 20 as a development strategy to. Silk road, ancient trade route, linking china with the west, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of rome and china. Identifying which ports are important is made possible through applying complex network methods and gis analysis. The msr initiative aims to create a modern network of highspeed railways, motorways, pipelines and ports stretching across south and.
While all efforts have been made to present an accurate account of the status of the silk road in the countries covered, some part of the information provided and the analyses thereof are those of the contributors, and does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of unesco concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the. A comparative view of the ancient and 21st century. The chinese government is currently developing an ambitious programme of maritime infrastructure construction along the main asiaeurope shipping route. Our maps of xinjiang include xinjiangs location in china, a xinjiang regional map, and a map of major attractions. See more ideas about silk road map, silk road, map.
This policy is designed to enhance connectivity and economic interaction between. Chinas 21st century maritime silk road global maritime hub. With pegah ahangarani, dariush arjmand, payam dehkordi, ezzatolah entezami. In terms of the transportation method, silk road is divided into land route and sea route.
Pdf the plans for the maritime silk road affect the existing liner services. The geopolitics of chinas maritime silk road initiative. The new masters and commanders, the economist, 8 june 20. China unveiled the concept for the twentyfirst century maritime silk road msr in 20 as a development strategy to boost infrastructure connectivity throughout southeast asia, oceania, the. The central government has since then further elaborated on the idea of building the silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road. Slide 3, obor political map labeled with one belt, one road. The two most favored courses followed by trade ships were those of the east china and south china sea routes. The overland one starts from xian, past gansu and xinjiang, traversing central asia and west asia, and then reaches africa and europe.
When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Daly, china focuses on its maritime silk road, silk road reporters, 17 july 2014. Silk road maps, maps to help you explore the silk road. One of the most intriguing pieces released thursday was a map showing chinas ambitious visions for the new silk road and new maritime silk road. Download the report china unveiled the concept for the twentyfirst century maritime silk road msr in 20 as a development strategy to boost infrastructure connectivity throughout southeast asia, oceania, the indian ocean, and east africa. Silk road maps, china silk road map, shaanxi map, gansu. In order to distinguish it from the traditional silk road, this maritime trade route linking the east and west was given the name silk road on the sea by a japanese scholar in 1967. It is essentially a marine trade route between china and south asia, west asia, europe and north africa, which dealt with transportation of silk. In 20, the peoples republic of china prc announced its ambitious one belt, one road obor initiative.
Maritime silk road and indonesias perspective of maritime. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 28. Silk road the silk road economic belt and maritime silk road the 21st century maritime silk road. Maritime silk routes the story of the oldest trade routes. Arts and humanities world history 600 bce 600 ce secondwave civilizations transregional trade. A map illustrating chinas silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road, or the socalled one belt, one road megaproject, is displayed at the asian. China also received nestorian christianity and buddhism from india via. Ppt silk road powerpoint presentation free to download. The belt and road initiative combines two initiatives. Analysis csis reports chinas maritime silk road strategic and economic implications for the indopacific region april 3, 2018 by michael j.
This is visual journalism the silk road may soon returnthis time as a maritime silk road, a concept proposed by chinese president xi jinping aimed at enhancing political and economic ties with southeast asia and beyond. The plans for the maritime silk road affect the existing liner services. Sustainability free fulltext investment strategy of. The southern extension of the route offers access to the south pacific. That puts kyaukpyu third in a threeway race, and it is unclear whether the zone, with its late start and distance from myanmars commercial and economic heart of. The silk road was a network of trade routes which connected the east and west, and was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century bce to the 18th century. Jointly, theyre meant to be a revival of the ancient.
Chinas leaders have mapped out an ambitious plan, the maritime silk road initiative msri, to establish three blue economic passages that will connect beijing with economic hubs around the world. Assessing the impact of the maritime silk road sciencedirect. The maritime silk road already represents chinas most vital sea lines of communication, both because it gives china access to three major economic zones southeast asia, south asia, and the middle east and because it is the route for many of chinas strategic materials, including oil. Chinas initiative for a socalled 21st century maritime silk road is aimed at port development in southeast asia, around the indian ocean and in the eastern mediterranean region. Maritime silk road route xingjiang local accessories one of these red sea routes ended at the terminus city of suez, where the goods were carried over land to cairo, then were sailed down the nile to the city of alexandria and on across the mediterranean sea to the sicilian peninsula, from whence they were traded thoughout europe. After the the belt and road initiative launched in 20, chinese terminal operators invested in ports situated along the 21st century maritime silk road msr. The map of one belt, one road template includes three slides. The maritime silk road or maritime silk route refers to the maritime section of the historic silk. The silk road primarily refers to the land routes connecting east asia and southeast asia with south asia, persia, the arabian peninsula, east africa and southern europe. Slide 2, obor political map labeled with 21stcentury maritime silk road. The silk road foundation has a variety of silk road related maps, showing traveller routes, trade routes, etc. Zhao hong, iseas in september 20, chinese president xi jinping proposed building a new silk road economic belt during a visit to kazakhstan.
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