Tag: maritime shipping*
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Belt and Road Connections from Europe to Africa and South America
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M040 Creator: Lindsey Medalla ’19 Mechanical Engineering In December 2018, Portugal officially signed an agreement to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Following the signing of this agreement, Portugal included their already existing Port of Sines into China’s BRI. This map shows the current and future Portuguese infrastructural elements that will…
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One Belt One Road, Cuba and Caribbean
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M039 Creator: Yue Liu ’21 Data Science Sino-Cuban relations have deepened rapidly since the beginning of the twenty-first century and further consolidate by the OBOR initiative. It is truly a win-win for both country as China gradually increases its presence in the Caribbean region while Cuba is able to find new opportunities…
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Greece: China’s Gateway to the West
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M025 Creator: Charles Gould ’21 History & Environmental Science In 2008, the so-called “Great Recession” swept across the world, emanating from the United States. In the European Union, no country suffered for longer than Greece, which experienced 90 months of negative economic growth between 2007 and 2017. As western investment dried up,…