China Prioritizes Sichuan-Tibet Rail and Western Land-Maritime Corridor
March 8th, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on China’s latest BRI priorities: Schemes provide seaport access for Tibet and Sichuan to ASEAN Possible future access to India via Nyingtri Guangxi coast will see huge Port development Implications also for Hainan Island Opens up access to China’s hinterlands of 280 million people The recent ‘Two Sessions’ meetings […]
Read more »China-Laos Railway
March 4th, 2021
Via South China Morning Post, an article on a new China-Laos railway that some believe is an important piece in the greater prize of infrastructure access to Southeast Asia: In southwestern China’s Yunnan province, there is great fanfare around the construction of a mega-railway link to neighbouring Laos, Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country and one of its least developed. […]
Read more »Chinese BRI Investment Isn’t All Bad—or Good
March 2nd, 2021
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary on how – as Sri Lanka shows – when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities: In the last few years, the question of whether China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is predatory has been ripe for debate, with some arguing the loans Beijing […]
Read more »China’s African Belt & Road Initiative May Not Be What You Think It Is
March 2nd, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, an OpEd on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: China’s moves into Africa are in fact a great case study into how the Belt & Road Initiative actually works. While most of the media commentary has been on the infrastructure, there is rather a lot more at play. In this article, I […]
Read more »Qataris Invited To Explore Investment Opportunities In Uzbekistan
March 1st, 2021
Via The Peninsula, an article on an invitation to Qatari businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Uzbekistan: Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan H E Furqat Sidikov has invited Qatari businessmen and investors to invest in his country which is replete with plenty of opportunities in several sectors such as energy, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure. This […]
Read more »The World Bank Wants Greater Competition in Ethiopia’s Telecom Sector Plans
March 1st, 2021
Via Quartz, a report on how the World Bank wants greater competition in Ethiopia’s telecom sector plans: The Ethiopian government’s latest plans to open up its telecommunications sector and enter the mobile money market are sparking concerns over the fairness of its efforts. They come as the country faces immense financial pressures in the wake of the […]
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