Succeeding emperors and dynasties continued the construction, spreading westward into the Gobi desert to guard the Silk Road ... to various Great Wall sites. “The Great Wall of China ...

Even sections of the Great Wall are incorporated in this special passage. The award of UNESCO World Heritage status means that even today the Silk Road connects China to the rest of the world ...

On the eve of Beijing’s May 2017 Summit on its New Silk Road strategy and plans, historians may well ask how China was able to ... That equates to the U.S. Great Depression.