Chinese Megaprojects Back In Fashion In Central Asia’s Poorest States
June 30th, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, a look at Chinese mega investments in Central Asia: For most of the last two decades, China has been the most obvious source of foreign direct investment for the countries of Central Asia. But for the two poorest countries of the region — Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan — truly strategic investment from […]
Read more »Train Diplomacy: Revisit the Efforts Made by Two Big Giants of Asia in Indonesia
June 29th, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on how Japan has long been seen as the leading Asian country in train technology and transportation systems. But with the rise of China and its Belt and Road Initiative, Japan’s long-standing leadership began to be threatened: As governments race to build new rail infrastructures to reintroduce this environmentally sustainable […]
Read more »Playing Catch-up? West-China Competition in the Global South
June 24th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on West-China competition in the Global South: How does the West stand in the ‘Cold War 2’ contest with China for allies in the Global South? The straightforward answer is: poorly. Why? China decided to instrumentalize its overseas reserves in 2013 by announcing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and putting […]
Read more »China Hands Over Keys to the Railway As African Countries Take Control of 2 Major Belt and Road Projects
June 14th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China handing over the keys to the railway as African countries take control of 2 major belt and road projects: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway have both had recent handovers from Chinese operators Observers say training workers is part of China’s localisation […]
Read more »China’s Digital Silk Road Exports Internet Technology, Controls
June 14th, 2024
Via VOA, a report on China’s Digital Silk Road: A Chinese initiative known as the “Digital Silk Road” is helping Southeast Asian nations modernize their digital landscapes. But rights groups say Beijing is also exporting its model of authoritarian governance of the internet through censorship, surveillance and controls. China’s state media recently announced Chinese electrical […]
Read more »China: Back To Africa and Doubling Down On Minerals
June 13th, 2024
Via Reuters, an article on how Chinese leaders are citing the billions of dollars for new construction and record two-way trade as evidence of their “win-win” commitment to supporting the continent’s modernisation through the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa […]
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