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China's huge construction machines for the various Silk Roads.
2018-07-23
Head to the link. Animations and photos are interesting.
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#9  No. More f___ing involved than that, and not the enjoyable kind.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2018-07-23 17:25  

#8  'Patron/Client'

So kind of an 'escort program'?
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-07-23 16:59  

#7  In a lot of cases the countries China is 'investing in' are long-standing client states and the programs are meant to reinforce that status. Client as in 'Patron/Client' in Roman Republic Feudalism way back when. It's the word we have but everyone misuses.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2018-07-23 15:22  

#6  
Posted by: Jack Chaiter7913   2018-07-23 13:25  

#5  And the elephants at the bottom of the page are for what?

It's a union job.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-07-23 09:59  

#4  And the elephants at the bottom of the page are for what?
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-07-23 08:05  

#3  13x cheaper. But the US Navy rules the waves. Thus the need for this hugely expensive road system. It's all they've got.
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2018-07-23 03:31  

#2  A return to the mobile ICBM days.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-07-23 02:30  

#1  Wouldn't shipping by boat be a lot cheaper? Could these roads be used for an invasion? It could also be a contingency plan.
Posted by: gorb   2018-07-23 01:46  

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