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Turning a desert corner into the center of Eurasia

CGTN

Korla sits on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert yet feels like one of the most modern cities in the world. For Hussein Askary, vice-chairman of the Belt and Road Institute, Xinjiang's rise isn't just about roads and schools, it's about turning "a corner on the map" into the center of Eurasia.

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