BusinessDuisburg: New Silk Road destination02:43This browser does not support the video element.BusinessKerstin Schweizer12/29/2017December 29, 2017Duisburg in Germany's industrial heartland used to be a wealthy city, but has been in decline for decades. The city hopes a new 11,000 km rail link connecting it to China will mean a boost to the local economy.Copy linkAdvertisement