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2010-08-02 Economy

New Silk Road Built by China Connects Asia to Latin America

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Posted by tipper 2010-08-02 03:53|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 1. a French company is involved in this project

2. it also going to serve the port of Jeddah

3. Current projection is for 3M passengers a day but it may be that a third to a half of them will be using the railroad during the week of the greater hajj (during the 12th month of the Islamic calendar). That would mean that on most days the usage would be about 1-3k but during the peak week, it would be 100-200k. Seems crazy.

Posted by lord garth 2010-08-02 11:00|| 2010-08-02 11:00|| Front Page Top

#2 "New Silk Road Built by China Connects Asia to Latin America"

I wanna see the part that goes over the ocean....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-08-02 19:12|| 2010-08-02 19:12|| Front Page Top

Posted by hunterkiller 2010-08-02 20:04|| 2010-08-02 20:04|| Front Page Top

#4 ION YINA/JINA WAFF > [The Australian] NORTH KOREA ATTACKED SHIP OVER SOUTH'S "AID REJECTION".
Seoul's rejection of Milyuhns + Dilyuhns of tonnes of DPRK-requested SOKOR Fertilier + other econ goodies.

and

* CHINESE MIL FORUM > JAPAN TO BEEF UP SUBMARINES TO COUNTER CHINESE NAVAL POWER.

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* WMF > US "INDEPENDENT COMMISSION" ON MILITARY AFFAIRS RECOMMENDS THE US NAVY INCREASE THE SIZE OF ITS FLEET TO 346 SHIPS IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD WORLDWIDE US INTERESTS + PROTECT OPEN/FREE US ACCESS ACROSS THE WESTERN PACIFIC. ASIA NAMED AS A "RISING GLOBAL POWER".

* WMF >"DEFENCE TODAY" AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE: "USS LOUISIANA" TRIDENT SUB DAMAGED [oxygen + pulp tanks]IN PLA BOMBING ATTACK WHILE TRYING TO OBSERVE PLA MILEX IN SOUTH CHINA SEA. PLA OFFER OF JOINT DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANCE REJECTED BY US NAVY IN ORDER TO PROTECT SENSITIVE TRIDENT-CLASS NAVAL TECHNOLOGY. PREEMPTIVE DEPLOYMENT BY CHINA OF UNDERWATER NAVAL MINES N MILEX AREA IN ANTICIPATION OF US OR FOREIGN ATTEMPTS TO CCOVERTLY COLLECT NAVAL OR MIL-RELATED INTELLIGENCE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-02 23:32|| 2010-08-02 23:32|| Front Page Top

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