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2025.09.19 21:05 GMT+8

Turning a desert corner into the center of Eurasia

Updated 2025.09.19 21:05 GMT+8
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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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