Belt and Road A ‘Great Opportunity’ For Uzbekistan
December 7th, 2017
Via China Daily, an interesting look at Uzbekistan’s potential in light of China’s BRI initiative: Uzbekistan, a country in the center of the ancient Silk Road, is actively cooperating with China under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, said Khatamjon Ketmonov, the president of one of the largest parties in the Central Asian […]
Read more »China Funded Lapis-Lazuli Transport Corridor Unites Caucasus & Central Asia
December 6th, 2017
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on the Lapis-Lazuli Transport Corridor: China’s reach into Central Asia and the Caucasus has taken a major step forward with a new initiative poetically known as “The Lapis-Lazuli Transit, Trade & Transport Route” (or the “Lapis Lazuli Corridor”). This aims to enhance regional economic cooperation and connectivity between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, […]
Read more »Digital Silk Road
December 2nd, 2017
Via The Economist, a short brief on BeiDou, China’s rival to GPS: Over 2,000 years ago the Silk Road carried goods, services and ideas across the Eurasian continent. In 2013 President Xi Jinping revived this ancient endeavour, with the aim of linking China with Asia, Africa, eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East. His “belt-and-road” […]
Read more »China’s Belt and Road Sparks Battle Of The Breadbaskets
November 29th, 2017
Via Asian Review, an interesting look at the impact of the BRI’s new infrastructure on ex-Soviet grain exporters: China’s regionwide infrastructure drive is quickly proving to be a game changer in the grain trade. The shift in the landscape was apparent when the Kazakh agriculture minister visited Beijing earlier this month. “Kazakhstan is willing to work […]
Read more »China’s ‘Digital Silk Road’: Pitfalls Among High Hopes
November 4th, 2017
Via The Diplomat, a look at how / if information and communication technologies help China realize its Digital Silk Road: In his speech at the opening ceremony of China’s 19th Party Congress, President Xi Jinping depicted China as a model of scientific and harmonious development for developing nations. Xi’s China wants to engage the world through commerce but also through environmental […]
Read more »Mapping the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
November 3rd, 2017
Via CSIS’s Reconnecting Asia project, a look at CPEC: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Announced in 2015, CPEC has expanded to include as much as $62 billion of investments. In Pakistan, there have been a range of reactions. CPEC advocates have characterized it as a “game-changer.” Others […]
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