Bengal Lights for the Belt and Road Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Policy
February 22nd, 2023
Via the Russian Council, a look at Bangladesh’s engagement with China’s BRI: Bangladesh has been boasting the highest economic growth rates among the countries of South Asia over the past 10 years. The nation’s GDP per capita has reached USD 2,500, a number that surpasses those of the neighboring India and Pakistan. Dhaka is keen on fostering […]
Read more »China Beats Tesla to Nigeria’s Lithium Riches
February 21st, 2023
Courtesy of Rest of World, a report on Chinese efforts to build Nigeria’s first lithium processing plant: Kaduna, a state in Nigeria, selected China’s Ming Xin Mineral Separation Nig Ltd. to build the country’s first lithium-processing plant. The move comes around five months after the Nigerian government said it had rejected Tesla’s proposal to purchase […]
Read more »‘Business As Unusual’: New Era In Ties Between China and Angola
February 21st, 2023
Courtesy of The South China Morning Post, a look at the growing China/Angola relationship: Beijing was a key player in the African country’s reconstruction after decades of civil war But the oil-backed loans that drove that recovery are ebbing as both nations look for other partners When Angolan President João Lourenço met Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang […]
Read more »Growing China-Taliban Ties
February 21st, 2023
Via Telangana Today, commentary on how China is one of the few countries that is committed to expanding its dealings with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, where it hopes to expand its use of the vast natural resources while also improving its own geopolitical security: In mid-2021 China welcomed a Taliban delegation, showing its willingness to […]
Read more »China’s South Asia Troubles
February 18th, 2023
Via the Soufan Center, commentary on China’s South Asia troubles: China’s efforts to build economic and political influence in South Asia are running into significant headwinds, including with its longtime ally, Pakistan. Chinese relations with historic rival India remain tense over periodic border clashes and New Delhi’s participation in several U.S.-backed regional security groupings. Pakistani […]
Read more »China Hasn’t Given Up on the Belt and Road
February 14th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a look at China’s BRI which – while less flashy – is viewed by many as no less ambitious: In the decade since Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s huge infrastructure and investment program has become a defining part of its foreign policy. In the BRI’s […]
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