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2022 Year in Review

The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world. The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss! Read it now !

The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.

The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!

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P H O T O : X I N H U A N E W S

Samuel Ng

Off the back of Xi Jinping’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the China-

Europe Railway (CER) was launched nearly ten years ago. The railway formed the

“belt” of the BRI, forming the flagship land connection between the two

continents, running from Northeastern China along the Trans-Siberian Railway,

through to Belarus and into Europe.

In 2020, lockdown-induced disruptions to air and sea routes, combined with

exorbitantly high ocean shipping fees, culminated to divert freight traffic to rail.

China’s National Rail Group saw a 22 percent increase in freight trains sent from

China to Europe between 2020 and 2021 and overall a nine-fold increase from

2016 to 2021.

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