On China, Can Marcos Succeed Where Duterte Failed?
January 10th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on whether the new Philippine president’s efforts to navigate relations with both the U.S. and China: Yesterday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to China for a three-day state visit aimed at advancing the two nations’ at times troubled bilateral relations. As The Associated Press reported, Marcos flew to Beijing with a […]
Read more »BRI and The Role Of South Caucasus In Chinese/European Connectivity
January 10th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the role of South Caucasus in China’s BRI-led effort to connect China and Europe: China’s Belt and Road Initiative In 2013, China’s president Xi Jinping announced the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st -Century Maritime Silk Road. After two years, an action plan was issued by the National Development […]
Read more »The Demise of China’s Polar Silk Road
January 10th, 2023
Via The Jamestown Foundation, commentary on Finland and the demise of China’s Polar Silk Road: Introduction Only a short time ago, considerable enthusiasm existed in Finland regarding Beijing’s efforts to forge an “Arctic corridor” of railroads and undersea tunnels, satellite ground stations, an airport for scientific expeditions, and massive biorefineries. In this, Finland was not […]
Read more »EU Project to Counter BRI Completed First Year in Disappointment
January 10th, 2023
Via China-US Focus, an article on the West’s efforts to counter China’s BRI: The Geo-Economics Battle The race of geopolitical strategies based on infrastructural development abroad is a part of the new great powers rivalry. The so-called geo-economics contest (Luttwak) is the new global battle, a competition through commerce for getting economic advantages at the […]
Read more »Ecuador and China Conclude Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
January 5th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, an article on China and Ecuador’s free trade discussions: After four rounds of negotiations and dozens of technical meetings, the Chinese and Ecuadorian teams successfully closed negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries at the technical level. The FTA was negotiated over the course of 10 months, following […]
Read more »“Brazil Needs China’s Experience To Re-Industrialize”
January 3rd, 2023
Via Panda Paw Dragon Claw, commentary on how the Lula administration will approach China and the BRI: On the first day of 2023, the 77-year old Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time as Brazil’s president at an emotional and a bit unconventional inauguration ceremony, as former President Jair Bolsonaro intentionally skipped […]
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