About the show:

In the latest installment of the Silk Road series, the program showcases how China is reaching out to the Middle East as part of a grand trillion dollar plan that has massive implications for the existing world order. The series begins in China and journeys on to Pakistan, Egypt and Iran as it tracks the huge infrastructure projects and ‘soft power’ cultural moves that are spearheading China’s bold new economic diplomacy in the region. An alluring cocktail of travel intrigue and investigative documentary will be served up in this dynamic new series that undresses just what China is up to in this startling new trade.

Access all previous episodes of The New Silk Road Here