China, Turkmenistan Strengthen Cooperation
November 30th, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, an article on Chinese and Turkmen vows to strengthen cooperation on energy and security At a meeting in Ashgabat, Chinese vice-premier says relations have taken a ‘significant leap’ It comes as Beijing is trying to step up ties with its neighbours in resource-rich Central Asia China and Turkmenistan have pledged […]
Read more »Thailand Wants to Build a Brand New Shipping Route. Why Isn’t China Buying?
November 28th, 2023
Via the South China Morning Post, commentary on lagging Chinese interest in Thailand’s proposed infrastructure opportunity: The Land Bridge project, a proposed route for shipping that could bypass the Malacca Strait, is being shopped by the Thai government as it seeks financing If built, the bridge could reshape the economy of Southeast Asia – but […]
Read more »China’s Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution
November 27th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at China’s strategy to use remote regions to host vast green projects; Out of the rolling yellow dunes of the Kubuqi desert arises what appears to be an oasis, shimmering blue beneath the northern China sky. Row after row of hundreds of solar panels cover this otherwise barren stretch of […]
Read more »Pondering The BRI’s Alleged New Roads
November 27th, 2023
Via the East Asia Forum, commentary on China’s BRI future: Not so long ago, countries were ecstatic about the potential of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a mega-infrastructure scheme launched in 2013 that would connect the world through ports, power grids, railways, roads and telecommunications networks. Western pundits worried that BRI projects were pulling […]
Read more »A Chinese Map App Wants To Be a Super App for Everything Outdoors
November 24th, 2023
Via MIT Technology Review, a look at how China’s Amap is not satisfied with just giving you directions, but rather wants to offer you everything from real estate listings to car rentals: Thanksgiving is almost here. This year, when you get together with your family, may I suggest a fun little game that reinvents hide-and-seek for […]
Read more »Unrest in the Middle East Is Bad for Both CPEC and IMEC
November 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at what – as regional unrest deepen – lies ahead for these dueling connectivity projects? The flare-up of the Israel-Palestine conflict following the attacks on October 7 has triggered geopolitical tremors in the Middle East. While Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day “pause” in fighting and the […]
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