CPEC Invigorating Blue Diplomacy
August 9th, 2017
Via the Pakistan Observer, an article on OBOR, CPEC, and the impact on regional diplomacy: Seas play a vital role for diplomacy and trade in global environment and have shaped Blue Diplomacy. Pakistan has been blessed with large area of Arabian Sea (termed as warm waters) encompassing 290,000 Sq. km with three main ports Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar. […]
Read more »Energy Agenda of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
July 26th, 2017
Via BusinessWorld Online, interesting commentary on the energy agenda of China’s Belt and Road initiative In a presentation during the Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, Inc. (APPFI) round table discussion on China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) last July 11 at Astoria Plaza, Ortigas, APPFI president Dr. Aileen Baviera said that BRI is China’s […]
Read more »China Making Iran A Hub In Its Global Infrastructure Project
July 26th, 2017
Via the New York Times, a look at China’s efforts to make Iran a hub in its global infrastructure strategy: When Zuao Ru Lin, a Beijing entrepreneur, first heard about business opportunities in eastern Iran, he was skeptical. But then he bought a map and began to envision the region without any borders, as one enormous […]
Read more »China and India: Torn Between Silk Roads and Loaded Guns
July 25th, 2017
Via Asia Times, commentary on the current stand-off at Doklam, or Donglang, which may ultimately be little more than a sideshow in the bigger picture as South Asia’s tectonic plates shift in a direction that makes New Delhi’s resistance to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) look increasingly futile: So, once again it’s down to a […]
Read more »Russia Agrees Significant Silk Road Projects With China
July 23rd, 2017
Courtesy of Russia Briefing, a report on a number of agreements signed by Russia and China related to OBOR activities: As predicted, a significant array of economic cooperation agreements were signed between Russia and China during President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow. The deals include the creation of the new US$10 billion China-Russia RMB Investment Cooperation Fund, which provides access […]
Read more »China Plans $2B Investment In Syria
July 12th, 2017
Via the Times of Central Asia, a report on China’s $2 billion investment plan for Syria: China plans to invest $2 billion in the creation of an industrial park in Syria that will initially bring together 150 Chinese companies, Qin Yong, the deputy chairman of the China-Arab Exchange Association, announced on July 9 during the first […]
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