Tag: railway*
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Egyptian Natural Resources and Recent Chinese Involvements
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M061 Creator: Jiahang Wu ’23 History The China-Egypt relationship has a long history, yet its economic story most took place after China launched its “One Belt One Road” initiative after 2010. This map illustrates major Chinese activities in Egypt’s mineral fields, energy reserves, and agricultural sector. The map reveals a unique trait…
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Chinese ‘Angola Mode’: Oil for Construction
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M060 Creator: Preston Hollopeter ’19 Chemical Engineering Angola is China’s largest trading partner in Africa with oil exports taking center stage. Vast reserves in the waters west of northern Angola stimulate economic cooperation, allowing for oil-backed loans from the Chinese Exim bank to fund immense infrastructure construction projects while China becomes a…
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Pan-Asia Railway Network
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M042 Creator: Doyoung Ahn ’19 International Relations This map is combination of two maps. First map (located on the center) shows the Pan-Asia Railway Network. The second map (located on the left side) shows specifically about the Vientiane – Boten Railway. Since Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, Laos…
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Luxembourg in the Belt and Road Initiative – A Gateway to Western Europe
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M041 Creator: Yixin Cao ’19 Financial Economics In March 2019, Luxembourg signed memorandums on joining the Belt and Road Initiative. By the time of this map, Luxembourg and China haven’t announced any investment in infrastructure as the Belt and Road Initiative in other countries normally focuses on. Instead, institutions in the two…
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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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Belt and Road Initiative: Iran
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M036 Creator: Seonjin Park ’19 Psychology The Chinese One Belt One Road (OBOR) program has immense potential to Iran and beyond. Iran stands strategically located in accessing Asia, Europe, and Africa. It has one of the remarkable energy reserves for the China market and stands to offer a broader market to the…
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Iran: Connecting Hub of the Belt and Road Initiative
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M035 Creator: Maggie Meiqi Liu ’19 Political Science After joining the Belt and Road Initiative in 2016, Iran has been the site of extensive Chinese investment. This map focuses on the projects that China is specifically involved in within the country, and thus explores the motivations behind the numerous infrastructure projects across…
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Turkey’s Infrastructure and the Belt Road Initiative
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M034 Creator: Raymond Yu ’19 Optics Turkey is one of the earliest supporting members of the Belt Road Initiative. Its geological location serves as the bridge between Europe and Asia, and providing access to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. China’s ambition is to utilize Turkey’s transportation system, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway…
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Tallinn – Helsinki – Kirkenes Rail Route
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M033 Creator: Bethany Tallis ’20 Environmental Studies This map highlights part of the Belt and Road Initiative to be built within Estonia, Finland and Norway. China has recently invested €15 billion into an underwater sea tunnel which will link Tallinn and Helsinki and help decrease commuting times from 2 hours to just…
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Cooperation Between the Philippines and China in B&R
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M031 Creator: Zirui Li This map depicts the major Chinese infrastructure investment in the Philippines. The investments have expanded to various cities and various industries. There are two oil joint development areas. This map also shows the political stability of different provinces which indirectly reflects the stability of the investment projects there.…