The ancient city of Kashgar, once a key hub on the Silk Road, is transforming into a major tourist destination in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Spanning 8.36 square kilometers and home to over 200,000 residents, the city has undergone careful revitalization, preserving its heritage while modernizing facilities.

Kashgar’s Ancient Silk Road City Reborn as Tourism Hotspot

China’s influence in Africa continues to expand, especially in the pharmaceutical sector across multiple countries under the ‘Health Silk Road’ project, part of Beijing’s larger Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The expansion is not just about addressing the continent's healthcare needs but also, about solidifying China's economic interests.

China Builds 'Health Silk Road' In Africa

Here are the visuals of an exhibition featuring antiques from ancient silk road trade at the British museum in London. Watch to know more.

British Museum To Host 'Silk Roads' Exhibition

Two shipwrecks in the South China Sea, dating back to 500 years and filled with stacked timber and Ming-era porcelain, are providing significant clues about the maritime Silk Road trade routes, Chinese archaeologists say.

500-year-old shipwreck reveals details about historic Silk Road trade routes

China is set to construct the "Polar Silk Road" and is actively participating in the development of polar regions. In the country's new 2021-2025 "five-year plan'', China is pushing for influence in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

China's polar silk road by 2025?

The Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak is hitting China's belt and road initiative. Projects funded by China are stuck. Chinese workers are unable to return to work. This report has the details.

Gravitas: Wuhan Virus, China's belt and road projects grind to a halt

Far into the westernmost land of China perches an intriguing mixture of heritage and modernity, passion and wilderness. That's where the city of Kashgar – the vibrant remnant of the ancient Silk Road – sits.

Chinese old city Kashgar's maze preserves slice of heritage

From the expansive dunes of the Taklamakan Desert to the snow-capped peaks of Tianshan, Chinese authorities are selling troubled Xinjiang as a tourist idyll, welcoming travellers even as they send locals to internment camps.

As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday $64 billion in deals were signed at a summit on his Belt and Road Initiative and more nations would join the global infrastructure programme as he sought to ease concerns over the colossal project.

Xi Jinping says more nations joining Belt and Road, $64 billion in deals signed at summit

World leaders meeting in Beijing this week for a summit on China's Belt and Road initiative will agree to project financing that respects global debt goals and promotes green growth, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters.

In nod to debt concerns, China Belt and Road summit to urge sustainable financing

China's Belt and Road project is not a "geopolitical tool" or a debt crisis for participating nations, but Beijing welcomes constructive suggestions on how to address concerns over the initiative, the government's top diplomat said on Friday.

China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns

China is struggling to ease worries about President Xi Jinping's signature plan to build a new Silk Road as it readies for a major summit in late April, especially among Western nations wary about debt, transparency and Chinese influence.

China struggles to ease concerns over Silk Road project as summit looms

Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a whistlestop European tour in Rome on Friday amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding Asian giant's new Silk Road project.

China's new Silk Road gets bumpy as Xi Jinping visits Italy

After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan`s ability to rethink signature Chinese "Silk Road" projects due to debt concerns.

Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' projects

After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan's ability to rethink signature Chinese "Silk Road" projects due to debt concerns.

Chinese premier told President Gayoom that Maldives is an "important partner" in the construction of the 21st century maritime Silk Road

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen backs China's OBOR, signs MoU

Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the invitation to the Belt and Road conference in Beijing during a telephone call on Thursday with new South Korean President Moon Jae-in

Seoul to attend China's Belt and Road conference after chill in ties over US anti-missile system

India's main objection to China's plan is that the $57 bn China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key part of the plan, runs through disputed Kashmir

India cool on Beijing summit as 'Silk Road' stirs unease

Generous tax and duty exemptions for Chinese cables may be undermining Pakistan's local industry, a growing number of executives are saying

Some Pakistani power firms stuck in slow lane on China's Silk Road

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