One Belt/One Road: China’s Marshall Plan?
August 16th, 2016
Via Blooomberg, a summary look at China’s OBOR initiative: China’s ambition to revive an ancient trading route stretching from Asia to Europe could leave an economic legacy bigger than the Marshall Plan or the European Union’s enlargement, according to a new analysis. Dubbed ‘One Belt, One Road,’ the plan to build rail, highways and ports […]
Read more »Xinjiang Trade Raises Doubts Over China’s “Belt and Road” Plan
August 10th, 2016
Via the Financial Times, a look at Xinjiang trade figures and how they may relate to China’s One Belt/One Road future: The vast Chinese northwestern frontier region of Xinjiang may serve as a useful early indicator of how Beijing’s much-touted “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is supposed to work – and how successful it may […]
Read more »Iran, Russia Map Out Rival To Suez Canal
August 7th, 2016
Via Iran’s PressTV, a look at the potential International North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC), a multi-model route to link India and the Middle East to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe: The International North-South Transport Corridor, shown in bold green dots, will significantly reduce costs and travel time. A major project to foster trade connectivity through […]
Read more »Iran’s Shanghai Dream
July 25th, 2016
Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting article on the pros and cons of Iran joining China’s security club: In late June, during the 15th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a China-led security bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the signing of the U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal and the lifting of UN sanctions meant that […]
Read more »China’s One Belt One Road Policy: Can History Repeat Itself?
July 7th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, an article on China’s One Belt, One Road strategy: Key Points China has proposed a new international strategy, One Belt One Road Policy. The international treaty aims to recreate a modern version of the historical Silk Road route trading route from China to Europe. Modifications of the old Silk Road route […]
Read more »One Belt, One Road: Signaling China’s Economic And Strategic Objectives
June 28th, 2016
Via Eurasia Review, some commentary on China’s One Belt, One Road initiative: China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) concept for regional cooperation, which encompasses 65 countries along the land and maritime Silk Road routes, highlights China’s economic and strategic objectives as it faces slower growth and seeks to promote new growth drivers. “This is beyond economics,” […]
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