Syllabus of the Subject: China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor.
Introduction to the China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor (CCWAEC);
The corridor as one of the main axes of the
New Silk Road;
Member countries of the Corridor: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey;
Main characteristics of the China-Central Asia-Western Asia Economic
Corridor;
The corridor as an alternative to maritime transport between
China-Iran-Europe;
Connections of the China-Central Asia-Western Asia Economic Corridor
Connection to Afghanistan (Kabul);
Connection with the railway systems of the Middle East
The Turkey-Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) Section.
The future extension to Ukraine through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia.
el China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor
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That is to say, it allows to unite China (Uruqmi, Xinjiang via Alashankou,
border with Kazakhstan) with the Mediterranean Sea (Ankara, Turkey).
This is one of the main axes of the new Silk Road; It connects the
Chinese province of Xinjiang with the Mediterranean Sea, through
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey. The Corridor follows the ancient Silk Road.
This initiative is completed with bilateral cooperation agreements
between China and the Central Asian States. This corridor aims to better
connect all the regional economies to China, but also to Europe, and therefore offers a new intercontinental communication network that will open
up Central Asian states.
Route of the China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor
When the China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor is fully
operational, shipping goods by train from eastern China to Iran can be
done in half the time by sea from the port of
Shanghai.
The economic impact of the corridor will be extremely important throughout the region.
The corridor is made up of different sections of the corridor, practically
all have been implemented.
The Kamchiq Tunnel (Uzbekistan), the longest railway tunnel in
Central Asia and a critical project along the Angren-Pap railway line in
Uzbekistan, was successfully completed by China Rail Group Limited
A rail connection between China and Afghanistan was launched in
2016, shortening the journey from six months by road to two weeks.
Countries in the area of influence of the China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor:
Commonwealth of Independent States (CEI):
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan;
Free Trade Agreements with the European Free Trade Association, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Macedonia,
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Georgia and Albania.
Islamic Trade Preferential System (OCI-TPS).
Main Euro-Asian institutions related to the Corridor
Boao Forum for Asia;
Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD);
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
Asian Development Bank (ADB);
Colombo Plan.
Main Islamic institutions related to the Corridor
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OCI);
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
The main religions of the region of the China-Central Asia-Western-Asia Economic Corridor are: