China Paves Way for a New Silk Road
May 15th, 2017
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at China’s One Belt, One Road initiative: The Silk Road has become the stuff of legend. For centuries, the web of trade routes, which expanded to traverse Central Asia and the Mediterranean Sea, connected China to the European Continent, facilitating commerce and cultural exchange. But beyond the […]
Read more »OBOR: Behind China’s $1 Trillion Plan to Shake Up the Global Economic Order
May 13th, 2017
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on China’s One Belt, One Road program: Chinese workers and engineers at a tunnel being created near Vang Vieng, Laos, as part of a $6 billion Chinese rail project that will connect eight Asian countries. Along the jungle-covered mountains of Laos, squads of Chinese engineers are drilling hundreds […]
Read more »Trilateral Cooperation Between Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan On The Belt and Road
May 4th, 2017
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how trilateral cooperation between Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan on the Belt and Road would benefit all three states: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be a “game-changer” in South Asia. Part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative (BRI), CPEC is a $54 billion infrastructure development project that […]
Read more »Georgia: The Black Sea Hub for China’s ‘Belt and Road’
May 3rd, 2017
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on some new investments (some not even involving China) that are making Georgia an attractive link between Asia and Europe: Ask anyone about the South Caucasus country of Georgia, and you’re certain to hear about its quixotic quest to join the European Union (EU) and NATO or the security […]
Read more »China’s ‘New Silk Road’ Is Derailed In Sri Lanka By Political Chaos And Violent Protests
February 21st, 2017
Courtesy of Forbes, interesting commentary by Wade Shepherd on some difficulties faced by the new Silk Road in Sri Lanka: It was supposed to be a great new catalyst of transportation, manufacturing, and trade that would be used to stimulate growth in Sri Lanka’s remote Hambantota district. The dream was for Sri Lanka, China, and other nations to join […]
Read more »Five Projects That Will Define The Success Of The China Pakistan Economic Corridor
February 13th, 2017
Via Frontera, a report on some key projects in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor: 1) The China – Pakistan Rail link is a controversial project that would effectively connect Pakistan’s Northwestern province with China’s western Xinxiang region, cutting through some of the most mountainous and treacherous terrain in the world, including the Khunjurab pass which […]
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