China’s BRI Adding Afghanistan?
May 16th, 2023
Via Al Arabiya, a report that China may extend BRI funding to Afghanistan for infrastructure projects: The Taliban agreed with China and Pakistan to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, potentially drawing in billions of dollars to fund infrastructure projects in the sanctions-hit country. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart […]
Read more »Sudan Conflict Delivers Fresh Blow To China’s African Lending Strategy
May 15th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how Beijing’s loans to Sudan are at risk just as Chinese lenders are hit by series of defaults across the continent: The conflict in Sudan has dealt a fresh blow to China’s strategy of financial engagement with Africa, putting at further risk loans from Beijing worth at […]
Read more »Dubai’s DP World Signs Deals With China Seaport Companies In Latest BRI Push
May 14th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on new DP World agreements with China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port that will boost its Dubai station project as part of China’s Road and Belt Initiative: Dubai’s state-owned DP World signed agreements with China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port and Zhejiang Seaport on Friday, to cooperate on automobile industry chain services and logistics. Ningbo-Zhoushan said […]
Read more »China’s Belt and Road Pivots From Coal Plants To Data Centers
May 9th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on the shifting sectoral focus of China’s BRI program: China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been shifting away from signature big infrastructure projects in favor of less capital-intensive fields like IT and biotechnology, investment data shows. Nikkei tallied new “greenfield” investment — which involves building operations from the ground […]
Read more »No, China Is Not Planning to Spend $58 Billion on a Railway Connection to Pakistan
May 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the proposed railway at the China-Pakistan border at the Khunjerab Pass: An article published by the South China Morning Post on April 27 reported that a feasibility study had deemed the China-Pakistan railway, costing $58 billion, as “worth it.” This news was picked up by various media platforms […]
Read more »Sino-Pakistani Ties Steam Ahead With Proposed Rail Project
May 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on a planned $58 billion railway line to link the Pakistani port city of Gwadar with Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang province: China’s proposed $58 billion railway project aimed at connecting Pakistan’s port of Gwadar to Kashgar in Western China is set to revolutionize trade and geopolitics in the region […]
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