Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. China says its ties with Russia involve “back-to-back, shoulder-to-shoulder” co-operation. Yet when it comes to concerns about security for its massive exports to Europe, the People’s Republic would rather not depend on its best friend. In December work officially began on a multi-billion-dollar railway through Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan that will link China more closely to Europe, bypassing Russia (see map). The connection could become all the more important for China should President Trump’s escalating trade war squeeze its…
To secure exports to Europe, China reconfigures its rail links
