How China’s Belt and Road Diplomacy Could End The Ukraine Conflict For Good
June 26th, 2022
Via South China Morning Post, commentary on how Ukraine’s integration into the ambitious rail network linking China with Europe, by providing alternative routes bypassing Russia, would be acceptable to the EU and US: A post-war scenario in Ukraine that favours both Russian and Western interests is key to a sustainable ceasefire. China could be well placed to […]
Read more »North Korea’s Capitalist Pigs
June 25th, 2022
Via NK News, a look at how the private market brought pork to the table in North Korea: North Korean founding leader Kim Il Sung once famously promised that every citizen would soon be able to eat meat (that is, pork) soup daily. However, three decades of attempts to create a state-controlled system of pig farming ended in […]
Read more »Africa’s Top CEOs: Hyped On Côte d’Ivoire
June 20th, 2022
Via Quartz Africa, a look at why Africa’s top CEOs are so hyped on Côte d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire is reclaiming its reputation as a top investment destination in Francophone Africa, and on the continent as a whole. That’s according to the 2022 CEO Barometer Survey recently released at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, an […]
Read more »Turkey, China See Opportunity In Central Asia After Moscow’s Ukraine Invasion
June 20th, 2022
Via Radio Free Europe, an article on how Turkey and China see opportunity In Central Asia after Moscow’s Ukraine invasion: Since Moscow’s February invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian governments have sought to limit their reliance on Russia and grapple with the economic fallout from economic sanctions that the Kremlin’s war has brought to their region. […]
Read more »Iran, Kazakhstan Inaugurate Rail Transit Route
June 20th, 2022
Via Tasnim News, an article on a new rail link between Iran and Kazakhstan: A rail transit link between Iran and Kazakhstan was brought into operation on Sunday, allowing for cargo trains to freight shipments from Kazakhstan to Turkey through Iran. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi used a video conference link on Sunday to order the […]
Read more »Beijing Looks West Toward Eurasian Integration
June 17th, 2022
Via Foreign Affairs, an article on Beijing’s efforts to expand the BRI westward: While the eyes of the world focus on China’s aggression in the seas to its east, China’s leaders are looking west. At the end of March, China’s National Development and Reform Commission joined its ministries of foreign affairs and commerce to release […]
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