Courtesy of the South China Morning Post, an article on Vietnam being urged to get China-backed railway project on track and avoid ‘missed opportunities’ despite concerns: For the past seven years, the name of a Vietnamese railway project has appeared in every diplomatic joint statement and declaration between Beijing and Hanoi. But so far, it […]
Read more »Via Asia Times, a look at the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail showcased at G20 Summit, and how the long-delayed project has been more risk than reward for Indonesia: Taking time out from the G20 Summit, President Joko Widodo and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday watched via video link the operational trial of the Chinese-funded Jakarta-Bandung […]
Read more »Via Forbes, a look at China’s increasing interest in Central and South America: Washington may hate the word, but there is no denying that it has exercised all but untrammeled hegemony in Latin America for as long as anyone can remember. It now faces a challenger: the same one it faces in the western Pacific, […]
Read more »Via The Diplomat, an article on the Tanzanian President’s visit to China: Xi Jinping has started his third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party with a flurry of diplomatic activity at home. Many headlines noted that Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who was in Beijing from November 2 to 4, was the first […]
Read more »Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at Pakistan and China’s efforts aim to jump-start Belt and Road plans in key talks: Pakistan and China sought to revive Belt and Road projects in the South Asian country at an annual huddle, held virtually on Thursday. In the run-up to the talks, cash-strapped Islamabad appeared to have accepted […]
Read more »Via IISS China, an incredible mapping tool to follow the Digital Silk Road:
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