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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

Part of what is often called The New Silk Road, the freight rail network between France and China isn’t new but was initiated in 2011, according to CNN. It’s growing dramatically however.

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The Belt and Road Initiative: Rail Service between Europe and Asia

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As reported by OSW studies , China determined that rail service between western China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Europe would best serve the unique needs of these manufacturers. As such, by 2011, the first regular rail connections from China to Europe opened between Chengdu-?ód?,

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PRO-Fusion or CON-Fusion about Nuclear Energy

Enterra Insights

Three Mile Island accident (1979), Chernobyl disaster (1986), and Fukushima (2011)), the future of nuclear power looked bleak. Kazakhstan shut down its only nuclear plant in 1999, but plans to reintroduce it by 2035. As a result of accidents associated with nuclear power plants (e.g.,