Politics – Page 118 – China Focus

【High-level Interview】Justin Vaïsse: The Belt and Road has Improved Interconnectivity Among Countries

The BRI is a very positive development but it should really keep in mind that we need these norms of transparency, good governance and we should abide by these...

Politics Apr 27, 2019

Why Is China Still a Developing Country?

When I recently referred to China as the world’s largest developing country to some of my European friends, they thought it was a humorous understatement...

Politics Apr 26, 2019

The Belt and Road Is Funding Global Infrastructure Investment. What About the Rest?

National Governments, especially from advanced economies, appear to have little appetite to fund their own infrastructure projects, let alone other countries.

Politics Apr 25, 2019

For the Public Good

When the Belt and Road Initiative was first put forward in 2013, few might have imagined that it would encompass more than 150 countries and international...

Politics Apr 22, 2019

【High-level Interview】Jeremy Paltiel: Belt and Road Has Provided Some Countries with New Development Models

"By investing in infrastructure, these countries are more or less imitating China's development model. But I don't think that’s a bad thing."

Politics Apr 16, 2019

Trump-Kim Summit Ends Fruitlessly: Three Major Signals Are Perceptible

In the next few years, it is almost unlikely to expect more meaningful results in dialogue and negotiations between the US and the DPRK, and we can’t expect...

Politics Mar 4, 2019

Slow Death of the INF Treaty

The landmark deal is now on its way to extinction in less than six months unless immediate steps are taken by the U.S. and Russia to save it. However, it is...

Politics Feb 21, 2019

Good Prospects for Trilateral Cooperation Between Nepal, China and India

Despite a delay in selecting development projects to be executed under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal, there are good prospects for trilateral...

Politics Feb 21, 2019

China and Russia in Central Asia: Is Cooperation Possible and in What Areas?

Central Asia (CA), located in the center of the Eurasian continent, is a potential transport bridge between Europea and the dynamic Southeast Asia. First of...

Politics Feb 19, 2019

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...

Politics Feb 14, 2019

【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.

Politics Feb 13, 2019

Why Schellenberg Received His Death Sentence?

In November 2014, Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was arrested in Dalian, Liaoning Province. He was accused of being involved in a plan to smuggle...

Politics Jan 23, 2019