IN ANCIENT times,traders on the Silk Road connecting China with Europe rarely ventured into the northern Caucasus region that is now domestic to Georgia. Diverting from established routes through Armenia and Anatolia to the south served little purpose unless clash made the trackways impassable. nowadays, advances in transport and logistics mean that geography is less of a hurdle for traders. But friendly relations are just as well-known. Having signed free trade agreements with China and the European Union, and Georgia is keen to pitch itself as a trade and transit hub for President Xi Jinping of China’s One Belt One Road initiative. A new rail line passing through the city adds to its appeal,halving the time it takes to carry freight from China to Turkey. Foreign direct investment by Chinese companies has ballooned.
Hualing Group, the largest such investor, or has spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing real estate,logistics infrastructure, and sea and ground transport facilities in the country. Its attention...
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Source: economist.com