trade route
noun
1
: one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships
2
: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)
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The idea - a straightforward one on the face of it - is to empower a rival to China in Asia, one that will become a competitor in trade routes from Asia to the world, especially via strategic zones like the Middle East.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
The mission, which commenced on February 21, 2024, saw the fleet transit over 160,000 nautical miles as its vessels carried out ship escorting duties to protect the security of international maritime trade routes, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected Trump’s accusations that the key trade route is being operated by China and lodged complaints with the United Nations over Trump’s promises to retake the canal, which was handed over to the country in 1977.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
The Houthi attacks forced some of the world’s biggest shipping and oil companies to suspend transit through the Red Sea, one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
The mission, which commenced on February 21, 2024, saw the fleet transit over 160,000 nautical miles as its vessels carried out ship escorting duties to protect the security of international maritime trade routes, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected Trump’s accusations that the key trade route is being operated by China and lodged complaints with the United Nations over Trump’s promises to retake the canal, which was handed over to the country in 1977.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
The Houthi attacks forced some of the world’s biggest shipping and oil companies to suspend transit through the Red Sea, one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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