Re: [Salon] China is winning the race for the Ice Silk Road

To: Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [Salon] China is winning the race for the Ice Silk Road

From: Helena Cobban <hcobban@gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:32:03 -0400

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My latest essay on some of the historical resonance of all this (plus a little data bank) is here: https://helenacobban.substack.com/p/chinese-shippers-launching-regular?r=17oze

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Helena Cobban

She/her/they | Honoring the lives & legacies of the Piscataways in whose lands I live