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When Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba in 2018 announced it had chosen the ancient city of Xi’an as the site for its new regional headquarters, the symbolic value wasn’t lost on the company: it had brought globalization to its ancient birthplace, the start of the old Silk Road. It named its new offices aptly: “Silk Road Headquarters”. The city where globalization had started more than 2,000 years ago would also have a stake in globalization’s future.
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Lots of trade including spices, and new technology/weapons.
I’m not sure if that’s what you want but that’s the basics of what comes and goes from countries.
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October 9, 2012 , sentences sometimes don't start with and
