Editor's note: This is the eighth in a series of reports focusing on the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, China's proposed trading route linking Asia, Europe and Africa.
In the process of untangling the many storylines concerning Poland's involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative, every person I spoke with offered the same piece of advice: "You have to visit Warsaw's 'Chinatown'."
When China identified Poland as a key European player in the Belt and Road Initiative, many in the Polish business world saw dollar signs.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has become a "flagship" of the China-led Belt and Road Initiative, according to Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani senator and chairman of the parliamentary committee on the corridor.
Demand for Chinese classes is surging in Pakistan, and the skyrocketing number of people applying to take language exams has amazed Zhang Daojian, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute in Islamabad, the capital.
Forty-six-year-old Huang Chunyan has one of the more unusual jobs among other women of her age in Lu'an, Anhui province - she is a senior welder at Brainware Chang'an Electronics.
Every time his family members reunite in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, retired teacher Fan Wenzhi tells them stories about his past.
In February, two months after registering a startup that helps Chinese mobile-game companies reach out to foreign markets, Joyce Tang, from Singapore, and her team of six expats launched their first promotion in France and Germany..
I came to Shanghai to study. However, during my five years at university my opinion changed totally, so I was pleased to stay on to continue my family's business, selling handmade carpets from my home country.
Ted Hartnell has been researching price optimization, a strategy that converts big data into profits for retailers on online shopping platforms, since he was a graduate student.
One kindergarten in Shanghai's suburban Jiading district stands out from most others, as its structure represents a huge honeycomb, with dozens of hexagonal classrooms linked by small outdoor play areas.
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