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Belt and Road Initiative: Huge Benefit to the World
What is your first impression of this initiative? Which countries have benefited from it? What projects are being jointly built along the routes? Is it really a debt trap?
Belt and Road Initiative
China-Africa Cooperation Cements South-South Solidarity
In his state visit to China, Kenyan President William Ruto expressed his aspiration to build more important projects in his...
Belt and Road Initiative Chiming with AU Agenda 2063
The Egyptian President had previously declared that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) converges effectively with the AU’s Agenda 2063, which aims towards a peaceful, prosperous and integrated Africa.
【High-level Interview】Lye Liang Fook: Belt and Road Provides A Broad Scope for Cooperation
If the Belt and Road Initiative is successful, China in 10 years’ time will be a very different China.
【High-Level Interview】Zheng Yongnian: Belt and Road Infrastructure Construction Should Be Better Integrated with Livelihood Economy
Actually, if China doesn’t build infrastructure in these countries, no other countries will.
【High-level Interview】Kerry Brown: Belt and Road Allows Us to Better Understand China
“The Belt and Road might see the development of a framework or structure. But at the moment, it is really early days. So it is hard to be clear about what it really means.”
China Paving the Way for Peace and Development in the Region
The development process under the BRI and CPEC in Afghanistan will also help eliminate terrorism and generate employment opportunities in the country for unemployed youth.
Australia-China Geopolitics and the South Pacific
Is this a new contest of wills between Australia and China in the Oceania region? Or might it be possible for the two most important partners for the South Pacific to collaborate and help address the serious development needs of the island nations?
Can the U.S. BUILD Act Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
As China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) extended its footprint, launching investment projects along both the ancient Silk Road as well as across the entirety of Eurasia and Africa, Washington saw an urgent need to counter China’s projection of influence. The BUILD Act is America’s belated response to BRI.
Five Years After Xi’s Kazakhstan Speech
By proposing to revitalize the ancient Silk Road, President Xi offered a new ambitious framework for the signing of economic and business accords, the realization of investments and generally the strengthening of ties between China and the world.
Building A Road to Prosperity in Sri Lanka
“After its completion, it will take only two hours from Colombo, the capital, to Hambantota, compared to the present journey of four hours or more.”
Looking at the CPEC with Renewed Optimism
Overhauling Pakistan’s economic strategy and carrying out social development reforms remain a priority for the new government and Pakistan can learn a lot from China’s reforms under the late Deng Xiaoping that were most practical and achievable as they focused more on sustainability than high rates of economic growth, resulting in unprecedented achievements over time.
Full Steam Ahead on the China-Europe Express Route
Wherever you are right now, there is a high probability something around you was imported from China. You might be using some electronics, in a shopping mall, or driving your car (hopefully not whilst reading this) but no matter what, there is a very big chance you are close to something made from there. This isn’t a new phenomenon of course. China is the number one exporting country in the world, exporting more than $2,157,000 million worth of goods in 2017 alone. Yet how these goods are being transported to European shopping malls, supermarkets and homes, is new. Last month, the China-Europe Express, sometimes referred to as the China-Europe Freight Train, reached a significant milestone, when it clocked its 10,000th journey from Wuhan, in central China, to Europe. Previously, goods from China had always arrived into Europe in the back of a freight plane or stowed in the bow of a ship. The reason for this was simple, air freight was significantly quicker than train and ship freight was a lot cheaper. Yet now, more and more trade between China and Europe is being done along the Belt and Road (B&R) using freight trains, which is reducing costs and increasing delivery speed. From Yilin to London, Xi’an to Hamburg Since 2013 B&R has been connecting China with the rest of […]
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