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The Compass: Stories from the New Silk Road: China: The start of the Silk Road

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Zhongshan Bridge in Lanzhou City

26/06/2019 GMT

China: The start of the Silk Road

Stories from the New Silk Road

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Lanzhou city on the Yellow River is benefiting from the Belt and Road Initiative

Lanzhou city on the Yellow River and how it is benefiting from the Belt and Road Initiative.

The sky is hidden by smog in Lanzhou on the Yellow River; this transport and manufacturing hub is pumping Chinese goods out to the world. In this last programme, we find out how the Belt and Road Initiative has brought new people into this growing metropolis and how businesses are benefiting from the new infrastructure.

Presenter: Peter Shevlin and Martin Yip

The Compass: Stories from the New Silk Road

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How a new Silk Road connecting transport hubs from Kenya to Kazakhstan is changing lives.

From Kenya to Kazakhstan, there is a new Silk Road connecting transport hubs, ports, cities and countries. In four different locations, this series hears from those whose lives are being transformed by China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.

(Photo: Golden Bridge on Silk Road by artist Shuyong - a public work of art at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing 2019. Credit: Peter Shevlin)

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