The Silk Road setting feels timeless: an expanse of desert scrub below the Tianshan Mountains, where weather-beaten farmers herd flocks of sheep much as their ancestors might have done in Marco Polo's day. Rising up surreally in their midst, however, are the new landmarks of a modern development: the gleaming yellow gantries of the world's biggest dry port and the shopping mall towers of a duty-free zone the size of a city.
Comment
The Silk Road has come back to life and cities have risen up. History tells us that to open the door to a better future requires the joint efforts of all parties. The "Belt and Road" initiative is a route of innovation and opening up. Only by strengthening IP cooperation can we continue to write the legend of the Silk Road.
(Editor Gao Sihan)
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