But, the COVID – 19 pandemic has slowed growth in recent years. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has also compelled railroad users to look for alternative routes.
The amount of cargo to Europe has decreased by about half in lighting of these events. We do, however, have a different route, which passes through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, according to Mr. Rustembekov Almas, an operations director at Khorgos Gateway.
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BRI critics have charged Beijing with engaging in” debt-trap diplomacy” by providing costly loans to developing nations as part of the program.
While Mr. Almas is aware of the controversy surrounding the job, he claimed that so far, it has been a win-win condition on the ground.
” We are developing as a travel land, and China is developing in the manufacturing sector.” Russia, Europe, and Central Asia are the final consumers who gain from that as well. Everything is shared. I can’t say that one group exploits or benefits from the other more. This is something that both parties are interested in, he said.