THE ORIGINAL SILK ROAD quietly crept into existence over many years, but ended up transforming much of the world.

China’s new Silk Road is already doing the same. 

A total of 151 countries were represented at the Belt and Road Initiative gathering last week—and 215 new BRI projects were announced for the coming months.

But how exactly could the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, change the modern world? To answer that question, let’s start by looking back at the original Silk Road.

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