Russia is in danger of being overrun by China's Belt and Road

A new Eurasian order is in the making, with Beijing in the driver's seat

20190815 China Train

Chinese President Xi Jinping is pushing his signature Belt and Road Initiative with the goal of creating a massive economic zone that will link China to Europe by land and sea. © AP

KO SAKAI, Nikkei senior editorial writer

TOKYO -- Russia greenlighted in early July a 2,000-km highway construction project connecting the country's border with Kazakhstan to Belarus.

The four-lane highway will run west from Orenburg Province to the former Soviet republic of Belarus via several other Russian provinces.

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