This book delves into the politicaleconomy of chinas maritime silk road initiative. A maritime silk road and indonesias perspective of maritime state yose rizal damuri et al csis working paper series wppir 201701 december 12, 2014 abstract this study is intended to see how the maritime silk road msr will be positioned in indonesias development and strategic perspective in the context of. A recently signed agreement between china and thailand sheds light on the dynamics of the maritime silk road. In turn, this report examines security implications in the two strategic maritime spaces that it crosses. During the silk road era, dhows made it as far as china and indonesia.
A young student of shiraz university joins captain soleiman on a maritime journey to china in 11th bc. Before we talk about the importance of the silk road lets talk about what was the silk road. The chinese government is currently developing an ambitious programme of maritime infrastructure construction along the main asiaeurope shipping route. The next stop on chinas 21st century maritime silk road has been chosen. Many asean member countries fearing chinas growing influence show affinity toward the us, whose presence in the region is also significant. Possible strategic implications of the maritime silk road 17 economic impact of msr port projects 17 chinese political influence 23 prospects for dualuse port facilities and overseas plan support hubs 25. These sites are situated both alongside the land silk roads and maritime silk routes and can be consulted separately by using the route filter below. With pegah ahangarani, dariush arjmand, payam dehkordi, ezzatolah entezami. Aug 02, 2017 the next stop on chinas 21st century maritime silk road has been chosen. Miksics employer, the national university of singapore. Unesco expert meeting for the world heritage nomination. It tells the story of trade between the west and the east, from the second century b. Travel, trade, war and faith whitefield and williams 2004 argue that some discrepancy exists with regard to names and places associated to the silk road.
A new history of the world, a book in which arguments are often implicitly laid before the reader as part of a factdriven, yet analysislight, history of the persiancentric world system. The project is often described as a 21st century silk road, made up of a belt of overland corridors and a maritime road of shipping lanes. Singapore and the silk road of the sea is the result of a collaboration between the national museum of singapore and author professor john n. Assessing the impact of the maritime silk road sciencedirect. The proposal was included in vision for maritime cooperation under the belt and road initiative, which was. Challenges and opportunities with special reference to the bay of bengal region article pdf available in pacific focus 303.
Our modern word, trade, derives from a saxon word meaning footstep. It is 4500 miles long road, running across china all the way to india and sri lanka. One belt, one road and the history of the maritime silk route. It attracted much attention in the region and further information from china was highly anticipated. Mar 26, 2017 in 20, the peoples republic of china prc announced its ambitious one belt, one road obor initiative. The silk roads pdf by peter frankopan bookspdf4free. The 21st century maritime silk road challenges and opportunities. Jan 01, 2006 maritime silk road paperback january 1, 2006 by li qingxin author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He goes on to give a brief outline of the historical maritime silk road and its 21st century.
The silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road page 3 geographic coverage according to the action plan, the belt will have three routes and the road will have two routes for a graphic representation of these routes, please refer to exhibit 1. It flourished between the 2nd century bc and 15th century ad. China and the 21st century new maritime silk road pageo. In this way, since it is a rather new initiative first announced in 20 there are no specific books or records yet based on it. They traded linen, cotton, woolen clothes, metalwork and iron ore from the middle east for silks, camphor, musk and spices from asia. However, i wish i read the title and subtitle a little more carefully. Politics of access in the borderlands of asia, mahnaz z.
Sheu and kundu sees one reason to develop this idea. Caravans loaded with silk often travelled through this. World cultural heritage alongside the silk roads silk roads. The 21st century maritime silk road tourism opportunities and. Chinas maritime silk road is all about africa east by. The silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime. The new maritime silk road is a trendy but wide topic that can be analyzed from many different perspectives. The maritime silk road was a conduit for trade and cultural exchange between chinas southeastern coastal areas and foreign countries. This book explores the opportunities and challenges that both europe and asia face under the framework of the 21st century maritime silk road initiative. The silk road online platform presents and promotes world cultural heritage sites that have been inscribed in the unesco list of world heritage. Therefore, the maritime silk road was also known as the maritime china road or the maritime spices road. In fact, implementation of the maritime project was up in the air until recently.
Ispahani notes how in decisions on foreign infrastructural aid, economic, political, strategic, and geographical. In september 20, the silk road economic belt concept was introduced by chinese president xi jinping during his visit to kazakhstan. Integral study of the silk roads roads of dialogue, 19881997, the silk roads project, unesco 2. However, for the months that followed, chinese officials rehashed xis ideas on reviving ancient trade links and. The central government has since then further elaborated on the idea of building the silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road. The aim of this unesco expert meeting for the world heritage nomination process of the maritime silk routes, which will be held on 3031 may 2017 in london, is to bring together scholars who have worked on the history, archaeology, and heritage of maritime interactions across this vast area in order to discuss the strategy for further research. The maritime silk road and the pla1 a paper for china as a maritime power conference july 2829, 2015 cna conference facility arlington, virginia by morgan clemens the past decade has seen a considerable amount of speculation concerning chinas military. The term silk road has been in use since the nineteenth century and refers to the traditional eastwest trading network across eurasia and the indian ocean region that flourished prior to the sixteenth century. The silk road primarily refers to the land routes connecting east asia and southeast asia with south asia, persia, the arabian peninsula, east africa and. This book brings together a diverse range of responses to chinas marine silk road.
The history of silk route goes back to 15 th century when chinese first constructed the silk road. The aim of this mega project is to revolutionize deepsea trade from southeast asia through africa to europe, and to put the participating countries on the track of economic development with the help of the infrastructural developments along the. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 2829. China, europe and the maritime silk road clingendael. Despite its association with china in recent centuries, the maritime silk road was primarily established. Singapore and the silk road of the sea, 01800 by john n. The purpose of this paper is to quantify using the terms of network theory the impact of these plans and to project the effects on the fleet, utilization, port throughput, and carbon footprint. In 20, the peoples republic of china has announced its intention to invest a lot of effort and money in reestablishing the historic silk route called one belt one road obor in china in order to stimulate trade with central asia, south and asia, the arabian peninsula, and mediterranean europe, as lee describes. Maritime silk road paperback january 1, 2006 by li qingxin author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This policy is designed to enhance connectivity and economic. Chinas maritime silk road initiative and south asia a political. Chinas maritime silk road initiative and southeast asia dilemmas.
The 21st century maritime silk road is a key component of chinas belt and road initiative and, as such, can play a. The chinapakistan economic corridor is an extension to the proposed silk road. Chinas 21st century maritime silk road initiative msri is a massive. Thus a few articles do not deal exclusively with the maritime silk road. The spread of agricultural products was slower in the americas.
A short summary has been provided for each publication, highlighting the subjects it deals with and its contribution to a wider understanding of these routes. From the second century bc to the end of the fourteenth century ad, a great trade route originated from changan now xian in the east and ended at the. When i saw this book coming out i was really excited. The han dynasty expanded the central asian section of the trade routes around 114 bce through the missions and explorations of the chinese imperial envoy zhang qian, as well as several military conquests. The focus of this paper however will be especially on the second branch, the maritime silk road. The maritime silk road developed from the earlier austronesian spice trade networks of islander southeast asians with sri lanka and southern india established to 600 bce, as well as the jade industry trade in linglingo artifacts from the philippines in the south china sea c. The plans for the maritime silk road affect the existing liner services. His route was then called the maritime silk road and many merchants took that route to get their merchandise to china. The silk road online platform presents a range of publications relating to different aspects of the silk roads, including volumes published by unesco and a variety of other institutions. Maritime silk routes the story of the oldest trade routes.
The northsouth orientation of the americas required agricultural practices to adapt to various climates zones, whereas the eastwest orientation of eurasia made crop dissemination easier. It was one of the most important trade routes during this time. The aim of this mega project is to revolutionize deepsea trade from southeast asia through africa to europe, and to put the participating countries on the track of economic development with the help of the infrastructural. Nov 17, 2014 a recently signed agreement between china and thailand sheds light on the dynamics of the maritime silk road. Chinas maritime silk road initiative and south asia springerlink. This book brings together a diverse range of responses to chinas marine silk. Silk roads china ships is the first major exhibition mounted by the newly reopened royal ontario museum, one that will go on the international circuit.
Nov 30, 2011 singapore and the silk road of the sea is the result of a collaboration between the national museum of singapore and author professor john n. The new masters and commanders, the economist, 8 june 20. Amid all the fanfare and media buzz about chinas reenvisioning of its two silk road projects, the new silk road and the maritime silk road, admittedly little is known about the details, the mechanics, and the functions of the new routes. The maritime silk road and seaport cities hardcover january 1, 2015 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. At the end of last month, chinas jiangsu province signed a. Thus, the yuezhikushan pastoralists and the mediterranean sailors together created a new, maritime branch of the silk roads. The chinese leadership publicly presented its initiative for a 21st century maritime silk road in october 20. Pdf sri lanka, the maritime silk road, and sinoindian relations.
Ive always been fascinated by the history of this region of the world. The emphasis is on the plural the silk roads not road. Light blue is for the maritime silk road leaving from fuzhou province traveling along the malacca straits, africa and ending up in europe. One of the passengers in this film is a young man named shazan. The same must be said for the western end of the indian ocean where iran and the persian gulf were not the exclusive end. In the new silk roads, he offers an extended epilogue that argues. Chinas initiative for a socalled 21st century maritime silk road is aimed at port development in southeast asia, around the indian ocean and in the eastern mediterranean region. There was no equivalent of the silk road or sea road in the americas. Silk road transportation maritime route dhow at sea. A comparative view of the ancient and 21st century maritime. This contradiction between singapore being strategically located on the maritime silk road and lius terra nul until raffles arrived was noted by wong lin ken, tregonnings successor as raffles professor of history.
The silk roads, past and future by peter frankopan if chinas ambitious initiative can recapture the magic of the ancient silk roads, it will change the world. Through the maritime silk road, silks, china, tea, and brass and iron were the four main categories exported to foreign countries. The maritime silk road already represents chinas most vital sea lines of communication, both because it gives china access to three major economic zones southeast asia, south asia, and the middle east and because it is the route for many of chinas strategic materials, including oil. Chinas maritime silk road an ambitious undertaking dr.
The main silk road sea routes were between indian ports like barbaricon, barygaza and muziris and middle eastern ports such as muscat, sur, kane and aden on the arabian sea and muza and berenike on. Chinas maritime silk road an ambitious undertaking dr peter roell may 2016 abstract the author introduces his presentation by way of a comparison of the two g7 statements regarding the buildup of tensions in the east and south china sea. Maritime silk road and indonesias perspective of maritime. A significant reassessment of world history, the silk roads pdf is an amazing investigation of the powers that have driven the ascent and fall of realms, decided the progression of thoughts and merchandise and are currently proclaiming another first light in global issues. The silk road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the han dynasty in china 207 bce220 ce. Narendra modi changed indias attitude towards maritime silk road. Peter frankopan doesnt mention mackinder, but this was the terrain he chronicled in his sweeping 2015 history the silk roads.
More silk and silk road goods reached the west via sea routes rather than by overland routes. Pdf southeast asia and the early maritime silk road. May 07, 2020 narendra modi changed indias attitude towards maritime silk road. Oct 24, 2019 the history of silk route goes back to 15 th century when chinese first constructed the silk road. China today unveiled plans for three oceanbased blue economic passages which will connect asia with africa, oceania and europe under the maritime silk road venture viewed with concern by india over its impact on the indian ocean region. Pdf on mar 30, 2019, aiping feng and others published the 21st.
The concepts of the silk road economic belt and the maritime silk road were first introduced by chinese president xi jinping during his visits to kazakhstan and indonesia in 20. These sites are situated both alongside the land silk roads and maritime silk routes and can be. Singapore and the silk road of the sea, 01800 by john. Frankopan, the director of the centre for byzantine research at oxford university, makes his case for the. If chinas ambitious initiative can recapture the magic of the ancient silk roads, it will change the world.
In 20, the peoples republic of china prc announced its ambitious one belt, one road obor initiative. A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 28. A comparative view of the ancient and 21st century. A new history of the world by peter frankopan mujib abid academia. The two silk roads by sea and by land will then merge in venice. Silk road msr in a speech to indonesias parliament during an official visit. One of the major elements of the one belt, one road initiative launched by china in 20 is the concept of the 21 st century maritime silk road. The silk road was a network of trade routes which connected the east and west, and was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century bce to the 18th century.
The 21st century maritime silk road island economic. Maritime silk road linking the south china sea with the indian ocean. Today, dhows are often used to transport tourists or to ferry people over short distances. Any form of text relating to the silk road is on account of human narratives, where myths play an equally important role.