The largest international transport development project in the world history
Abstract
The article introduces to Hungarian readers the semiglobal transport infrastructure development giga project (until 2049) announced by China (2013), the economic superpower, and its expected effects. For its export-oriented economy and other reasons, it is vital for China to minimize the risk of using the sea route to Europe and to the trans-European railways. Therefore, the author has mostly a permissive attitude toward the Chinese ownership of many port in the Indian Ocean and Europe that are occasionally servicing warships as well. Although the acquisition of some ports is not in conflict with international law, but its nonethical approach also generally brings economic benefits to the countries concerned. Due to their lack of interoperability, rail corridors are in need of the container transport of high-value technical goods. The author presumes (as opposed to many “predictions”) that the coronavirus epidemic will not bring about a substantial change is freight transport between China and Europe in the medium term (due to interdependence). As the main patron of underdeveloped countries, China endeavors to create a robust infrastructure in Asia and Africa. It can be assumed that China will not give up on Sino globalization, which will replace American-type globalization, even in the postpandemic changing world economy. It is therefore
completing its global transport network.
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