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Why China is Building a New Road to Russia - #133

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Why China is Building a New Road to Russia". In the mountains where Europe meets Asia, a controversial highway is under construction. For the first time on the podcast, we're discussing big infrastructure in Georgia (the country, not the US state!)


This episode is sponsored by Trimble. Learn more about Trimble here: bit.ly/4iavIGV , and more info about Viewpoint Field View here: bit.ly/4h3q5bU


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We end the show emails from Tim Anderson and Steven Prediletto.


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