The focus of this paper however will be especially on the second branch, the maritime silk road. In 20, the peoples republic of china has announced its intention to invest a lot of effort and money in reestablishing the historic silk route called one belt one road obor in china in order to stimulate trade with central asia, south and asia, the arabian peninsula, and mediterranean europe, as lee describes. China continues to take the high road, and is making known worldwide what her desires are, i. Challenges and opportunities with special reference to the bay of bengal region article pdf available in pacific focus 303. Assessing the impact of the maritime silk road sciencedirect. 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. Converging interests and regional responses rajeev ranjan chaturvedy1 abstract the maritime silk road msr emphasises improving connectivity but more importantly, it is designed to improve chinas geostrategic position in the world.
Chinas new silk route the long and winding road pwc. The vessel is en route to the port of bhavnagar, sailing at a speed of 11. Trade effects of the new silk road world bank documents. Anthony morse explores chinas belt and road initiative and how the maritime silk road will connect key ports across the world, cementing china as a global superpower.
Jun 20, 2017 chinas belt and road initiative bri includes a maze of roads like the china pakistan economic corridor, bangladesh, china, india, myanmar bcim corridor, and the maritime silk road. Chinas maritime silk road an ambitious undertaking dr. Light blue is for the maritime silk road leaving from fuzhou province traveling along the malacca straits, africa and ending up in europe. China is trying in particular to enhance cooperation with its central and. 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 development and strategic perspective in the context 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. It flourished between the 2nd century bc and 15th century ad. 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. This contradiction between singapore being strategically located on the maritime silk road and lius terra nul until raffles arrived was noted by wong lin ken, tregonnings successor as raffles professor of history. The world bank, compiled by the fung business intelligence centre. Southeast asia border states in what is called new silk road diplomacy. Sea routes were discovered and were safer to navigate due to maritime technology improvements mar 23, 2020 the silk road economic belt and the 21stcentury maritime silk road, also known as the belt and road initiative, is a development strategy and framework, proposed by chinese paramount leader xi. The silk road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the han dynasty in china 207 bce220 ce. 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. The silk road economic belt initiative, that has been launched earlier, is aimed at infrastructure cooperation in a zone that stretches from xinjiang the northwestern part of china to the baltic sea. The two most favored courses followed by trade ships were those of the east china and south china sea routes. During various state visits in 20, chinas president xi jinping announced the silk route. 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.
Despite its association with china in recent centuries, the maritime silk road was primarily established and operated by. The proposal was included in vision for maritime cooperation under the belt and road initiative, which was released by the national. A young student of shiraz university joins captain soleiman on a maritime journey to china in 11th bc. 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. The times of israel 92915 admiral zheng he and chinas maritime silk road by christina lin. The history of silk route goes back to 15 th century when chinese first constructed the silk road. The maritime silk road developed from the earlier austronesian spice trade networks of islander southeast asians with sri lanka and southern india established to 600 bce, as well as the jade industry trade in linglingo artifacts from the philippines in the south china sea c. The book is the culmination of 28 years of indepth historical and archaeological research in singapore and around southeast asia. 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 discusses revival of the maritime silk road. Maritime silk road to remain key route for cultural exchange.
Maritime silk road and indonesias perspective of maritime. The purpose of this paper is to quantify using the terms of network theory the impact of these plans and to project the effects on the fleet, utilization, port throughput, and carbon footprint. Sheu and kundu sees one reason to develop this idea. Apr 02, 2018 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. Quanzhou was the starting point of the maritime silk road, the ancient trade route formed centuries ago that linked the port city with the west, shipping chinese treasures including silk products, porcelain and tea leaves to other parts of the world. The aim of this unesco expert meeting for the world heritage nomination process of the maritime silk routes, which will be held on 3031 may 2017 in london, is to bring together scholars who have worked on the history, archaeology, and heritage of maritime interactions across this vast area in order to discuss the strategy for further research. Miksics employer, the national university of singapore. A number of famous medieval explorers, such as marco polo, friar odoric of pordenone, and ibn battuta, visited quanzhou and wrote descriptions of the port as one of the biggest harbours in the world, with ships of all sizes and provenances docking and setting sail, and a vibrant market in which merchants from across many different regions exchanged their wares. Militarizing the maritime new silk road 2 in the arabian. It is the second part of a series, the first one focusing on militarization in the south china sea jeanmichel valantin, militarizing the. The silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime. There will be a need at or near both locations to build either a. Building silk road economic belt and 21st entury maritime silk road exhibit 2. The east china sea route enjoys a long history of about 3,000 years.
Leautier, michael schaefer, and wei shen a port project in tanzania could become a model for connecting. 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. A maritime silk road to peaceful seas opinion chinadaily. The conclusions of that meeting are directly relevant to the nomination strategy for the silk roads. Silkroad 03, bulk carrier details and current position. The han dynasty expanded the central asian section of the trade routes around 114 bce through the missions and explorations of the chinese imperial envoy zhang qian, as well as several military conquests. The southern extension of the route offers access to the south pacific. A silk road railway line between the atlantic and china will pass through or pass by the port of suez as well as the port of aqaba. In this way, since it is a rather new initiative first announced in 20 there are no specific books or records yet based on it. 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. With ports, railroads and related economic activities, the maritime route will complement the land infrastructure along the silk road economic belt, which will connect asia with europe and africa. The new maritime silk road is a trendy but wide topic that can be analyzed from many different perspectives.
Mar 26, 2015 the silk road economic belt initiative, that has been launched earlier, is aimed at infrastructure cooperation in a zone that stretches from xinjiang the northwestern part of china to the baltic sea. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 28. Xi in call for building of new maritime silk road1. The unesco nomads route expedition retracing the silk road across mongolia chinese silk wasfirst earned west by nomads migrating across these steppes. Maritime silk road paperback january 1, 2006 by li qingxin author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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.
Maritime silk routes the story of the oldest trade routes. The chinese government uses the term one belt, one road to refer to the combination of these two initiatives. 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. Dec 11, 2017 quanzhou was the starting point of the maritime silk road, the ancient trade route formed centuries ago that linked the port city with the west, shipping chinese treasures including silk products, porcelain and tea leaves to other parts of the world. Pdf spatial pattern and regional relevance analysis of.
Apr 03, 2017 this article looks at the way the current militarization of maritime segments of the chinese new silk road is implemented in the arabian sea, and related consequences on geopolitics, including for businesses. Unesco expert meeting for the world heritage nomination. The panel features parag khanna, author of how to run the world. The msr is the maritime complement to the silk road economic belt, which focuses on infrastructure development across central asia. However, the author provides no sources for these claims. A test for chinas new maritime silk road in africa by frannie a. While india backs the bcim, it is opposed to the usd 50 billion cpec and remains silent on the maritime silk road due to security concerns over its impact in. Economist parag khanna leads a distinguished panel on the future of economic competition. The current position of silkroad 03 is at south east asia coordinates 5. If chinas ambitious initiative can recapture the magic of the ancient silk roads, it will change the world.
The term silk road has been in use since the nineteenth century and refers to the traditional eastwest trading network across eurasia and the indian ocean region that flourished prior to the sixteenth century. Silk road msr in a speech to indonesias parliament during an official visit. It attracted much attention in the region and further information from china was highly anticipated. The plans for the maritime silk road affect the existing liner services. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to msr maritime silk road. Why did the silk roads decline and diminish in importance starting around 0 ce to 1500 ce. China, europe and the maritime silk road clingendael. The silk road is a system of caravan roads that in the ancient times and the middle ages traversed eurasia from the mediterranean to china and did much to. 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. The 21st century maritime silk road will facilitate more exchanges on the education, tourism, personnel training and cultural fronts, which, in turn, will enhance understanding between the peoples. Singapore and the silk road of the sea, 01800 by john. Li jiao, unprecedented excavation brings maritime silk road to life, science, 23 april 2010, vol.
It is 4500 miles long road, running across china all the way to india and sri lanka. It was during the zhou dynasty that ji zi, a court official, was sent on a journey east, setting off from shangdong peninsulas bohai gulf and navigating his way across the yellow sea, which led to the introduction of sericiculture silkworm farming, filature and silk spinning into korea. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 2829. Although there are copious sources such as mass media.
Zheng he and the maritime silk road mclc resource center. With pegah ahangarani, dariush arjmand, payam dehkordi, ezzatolah entezami. Macroeconomics, trade and investment global practice. The silk road economic belt and the 21stcentury maritime silk road, also known as the belt and road initiative, is a development strategy and framework, proposed by. This article looks at the way the current militarization of maritime segments of the chinese new silk road is implemented in the arabian sea, and related consequences on geopolitics, including for businesses. After the xiobama summit, us jury is still out whether chinas rise is peaceful or a threat, with much focus on its increasing naval power projection in the near seas and afar in the mideast, amid recent reports it has joined russians forces off the syrian coast, to boot. Maritime silk road linking the south china sea with the indian ocean. Chinas maritime silk road an ambitious undertaking dr peter roell may 2016 abstract the author introduces his presentation by way of a comparison of the two g7 statements regarding the buildup of tensions in the east and south china sea. Singapore and the silk road of the sea is the result of a collaboration between the national museum of singapore and author professor john n. He goes on to give a brief outline of the historical maritime silk road and its 21st century.
Oct 04, 20 the new maritime silk road has a winwin strategic significance for both china and the 10 members of the association of southeast asian nations, said experts. Recent archaeological research on the msr indicates that ancient asian ships carried people and goods quickly and safely. The new maritime silk road has a winwin strategic significance for both china and the 10 members of the association of southeast asian nations. However, for the months that followed, chinese officials rehashed xis ideas on reviving ancient trade links and. The maritime silk road was a conduit for trade and cultural exchange between chinas southeastern coastal areas and foreign countries. It was one of the most important trade routes during this time. A comparative view of the ancient and 21st century maritime. Caravans loaded with silk often travelled through this. Economic significance of one belt one road countries for a full list of the countries included in the computation, please refer to the appendix.
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