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Can the EU Build a New Asian Trade Route to Bypass Russia?
The European Union kicked off a high-level summit with top officials from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and other neighboring countries on October 20 as the bloc aims to make new inroads in a region where China and Russia wield longstanding influence. At the top of the agenda is the Trans Caspian Transport Corridor – also known as the Middle Corridor – an emerging 6,500-kilometer-long trade route that connects China to Europe through Central Asia and the Caucasus by bypassing Russia. The gathering in Luxembourg is “specifically…