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To better serve the Maritime Silk Road, the characteristics of important routes, nodes, and ports are analyzed in this chapter, including geographical position, climatic conditions, hydrological characteristics, commercial value, and humanistic background.
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Zheng, C., Xiao, Z., Zhou, W., Chen, X., Chen, X. (2018). Characteristics of Important Routes, Channels, and Ports. In: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: A Peaceful Way Forward. Springer Oceanography. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7977-1_6
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