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Silk Road
![Cultural Rifts and Horse Penis Jokes Cultural Rifts and Horse Penis Jokes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-02_15-05-13.jpg)
Cultural Rifts and Horse Penis Jokes
By Catherine Putz
Also, Tajikistan in the Saudi Arabia-Iran split and the Silk Road’s revival; weekend reads.
![China Is Recreating the American 'Hub-and-Spoke' System in Asia China Is Recreating the American 'Hub-and-Spoke' System in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-17_14-02-14.jpg)
China Is Recreating the American 'Hub-and-Spoke' System in Asia
By Lee Jaehyon
What China's doing should be familiar to observers of U.S. Asia policy.
![Tajik Leader in China, Building Roads Tajik Leader in China, Building Roads](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-02_15-24-19.jpg)
Tajik Leader in China, Building Roads
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe needs Chinese investment to fix its deteriorating highway system.
![China and Latin America: Back to the Future China and Latin America: Back to the Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-16_14-34-40.jpg)
China and Latin America: Back to the Future
By Peter Gordon, Juan José Morales and Germán Muñoz
China’s foray into Latin America builds on an extensive history.
![An 'All Weather' Encounter: China's Xi Jinping Heads to Pakistan An 'All Weather' Encounter: China's Xi Jinping Heads to Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-17_19-09-11.jpg)
An 'All Weather' Encounter: China's Xi Jinping Heads to Pakistan
By Ankit Panda
Chinese President Xi Jinping will head to Pakistan next week. What's on the agenda?
![Why the ‘One Belt One Road’ Initiative Matters for the EU Why the ‘One Belt One Road’ Initiative Matters for the EU](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-09_13-59-16.jpg)
Why the ‘One Belt One Road’ Initiative Matters for the EU
By Shaohua Yan
China’s grand initiative represents all sorts of opportunities for Europe.
![Recap: A Community Conversation with Flashpoints Authors Recap: A Community Conversation with Flashpoints Authors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-06_19-02-26.jpg)
Recap: A Community Conversation with Flashpoints Authors
By Ankit Panda & Alexandre Dor
On March 31, 2015, Flashpoints authors spoke to Reddit's /r/geopolitics community. Here are the highlights.
![Nepal: China's Gateway to South Asia? Nepal: China's Gateway to South Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-07_21-44-37.jpg)
Nepal: China's Gateway to South Asia?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
China's latest South Asian addition to the Silk Road: Nepal.
![The Beijing APEC Summit in Review The Beijing APEC Summit in Review](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-13_03-04-34.jpg)
The Beijing APEC Summit in Review
By Shannon Tiezzi
David Shambaugh on China's ultimate goals in the region and how the APEC summit outlined this 'Asia-Pacific dream.'
![Is There Room for the US in China’s 'Asia-Pacific Dream'? Is There Room for the US in China’s 'Asia-Pacific Dream'?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-10_20-23-53.jpg)
Is There Room for the US in China’s 'Asia-Pacific Dream'?
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's "Asia-Pacific Dream" involves a region led by Beijing, not Washington.
![China's 'Marshall Plan' Is Much More China's 'Marshall Plan' Is Much More](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-17_13-37-49.jpg)
China's 'Marshall Plan' Is Much More
By Dingding Chen
China’s ‘one belt, one road’ initiative is no Marshall plan -- it's far more ambitious.
![Iran Looks East, China Pivots West Iran Looks East, China Pivots West](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-25_08-55-52.jpg)
Iran Looks East, China Pivots West
By Lauren Dickey and Helia Ighani
The two countries need each other, in a relationship that seems unlikely to be derailed soon.