attendance german chancellor merkel. the new silk road project intends to do much more than revive the trade routes with an investment of nine hundred billion dollars china wants to build an almost global trade network with roads railways ports and airports it would connect china with central asia africa and europe it s about business but also about establishing influence and political power in germany and most of the european countries there s still a feeling of mistrust feel officials won t currently sign a joint declaration they say she doesn t adhere to european values of transparency or environmental and social standards china is advancing west but who will be using the new silk for a. first cousin who will be using the new silk road and this is a threat or an opportunity well i think it s