China is planning a '21st-century maritime Silk Road'

[PRI's The Scan, presented by GlobalPost]( [The project will be the largest in history]( May 23, 2017 [China]( has a super ambitious project that it's billing as a way to boost harmony and wealth across the globe. Also, in the US, [millions of immigrants]( are in limbo, awaiting answers from a bogged-down system. And, scientists have discovered about 200 new, mineral compounds — the result of [human activity](. — Anna Pratt, The Scan editor [China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history]( [China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history]( The Asian giant is opening its first overseas military base, in Djibouti. Pay attention to this theme: China’s future foreign military bases will almost certainly begin as appendages to commercial ports. [China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history]( [China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history]( The Asian giant is opening its first overseas military base, in Djibouti. Pay attention to this theme: China’s future foreign military bases will almost certainly begin as appendages to commercial ports. [As immigration detention soars, 2.3 million people are also regularly checking in with immigration agents]( [As immigration detention soars, 2.3 million people are also regularly checking in with immigration agents]( Millions of people in the US live their lives in limbo, under the “supervision” of federal agents and the uncertainty of whether they will be deported. One couple is asking: When can we have children? [As immigration detention soars, 2.3 million people are also regularly checking in with immigration agents]( [As immigration detention soars, 2.3 million people are also regularly checking in with immigration agents]( Millions of people in the US live their lives in limbo, under the “supervision” of federal agents and the uncertainty of whether they will be deported. One couple is asking: When can we have children? [Evidence that we are in the Age of Man: Scientists catalog more human-made minerals]( [Evidence that we are in the Age of Man: Scientists catalog more human-made minerals]( The discovery of novel, man-made minerals lends weight to the notion that the Earth has entered a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene, or the Age of Man. [Evidence that we are in the Age of Man: Scientists catalog more human-made minerals]( [Evidence that we are in the Age of Man: Scientists catalog more human-made minerals]( The discovery of novel, man-made minerals lends weight to the notion that the Earth has entered a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene, or the Age of Man. Help PRI do serious reporting on essential topics ... ... like human trafficking. [Donate Today >]( [SOLD: The road out of trafficking, a special investigative series from Across Women’s Lives]( “These are the voices of trafficked women themselves: tragic, instructive, inspirational and most of all: real. These are the stories of tough, enterprising mothers, daughters and girlfriends from around the world, surviving and succeeding no matter how hard their circumstances.” [Short of gauze and bandages, Venezuelan medical students patch up anti-government protesters]( [Short of gauze and bandages, Venezuelan medical students patch up anti-government protesters]( A group of Venezuelan medical students started volunteering to provide first aid at protests in 2014. Now, their help is needed more than ever. [Saudi Arabia could invest $20 billion in US infrastructure, but it's not necessarily a 'win' for America]( [Saudi Arabia could invest $20 billion in US infrastructure, but it's not necessarily a 'win' for America]( Saudi Arabia plans to invest in Blackstone's fund to update infrastructure in the US — but ultimately, they're both looking for projects that will make them money. Enjoying The Scan? Forward it to a friend! And if you’re not getting it daily, it’s easy to subscribe. [Sign up here](. We also love feedback, so please [tell us how we’re doing](. Today’s newsletter was written by Anna Pratt. Find her on Twitter: [@annapratt](. [PRI Facebook]( [PRI Twitter]( [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Scan is brought to you by [GlobalPost]( and [PRI - Public Radio International](.