10 Years On: Has CPEC Spurred Economic Activity in Pakistan?
August 30th, 2023
Via Panda Paw Dragon Claw, commentary on the real economic impact of CPEC in Pakistan: As the Belt and Road turns 10, it is a good time to assess the successes and failures of the initiative. Such a task is far from simple, however, complicated by the fact that the initiative has ballooned to 148 […]
Read more »BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
August 29th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary that BRICS expansion is not a triumph for China, but rather a warning shot for the West to end its strategic slumber in the global south: Those who believe that the world is moving to a post-Western global order saw their belief confirmed last week. At its annual summit in […]
Read more »Malaysia’s (Mostly) Empty $100B City Rising From The Sea
August 28th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Malaysia’s controversial Forest City which now faces questions over the financial health of its developer, the Chinese giant Country Garden: To get to the strange city just off the coast of southern Malaysia, a visitor drives a road slithering through palm tree plantations and suburban sprawl. Eventually it becomes […]
Read more »CPEC and Future Prospects
August 27th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at CPEC and its future: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not merely a development initiative; it’s a monumental journey of strategic partnership and economic cooperation between two significant players on the global stage. From its initial phase to its current development, the CPEC has continuously redefined the socio-economic landscapes […]
Read more »Does an Expanded BRICS Mean Anything?
August 27th, 2023
Via Project Syndicate, analysis of by Jim O’Neill – former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a former UK treasury minister – on the news that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will accept new members, one wonders if the grouping can pose a genuine challenge to the prevailing global-governance institutions: […]
Read more »China’s Rapidly Growing Presence in Central America
August 26th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at how – in the past six years – China’s presence in the region has exploded, with worrying consequences for Central America’s governance norms: Credit: Depositphotos On August 21, Parlacen, the parliament of the six-nation Central American Integration System, voted to revoke Taiwan’s permanent observer status and admit China as an […]
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