The Brookings Institution
China’s Belt and Road: The new geopolitics of global infrastructure development
3 min · · Brookings experts discuss China’s motivations for launching the Belt and Road Initiative, its track record to date, regional responses to it, the national security implications of BRI for the United… · Shared by 6, including Nico Luchsinger
Economic Times
International Community must watch China's penchant for “setting up a different kitchen”
6 min · · China is not compromising on controversial projects like CPEC despite India's protest. · Shared by 8, including Nico Luchsinger
Reuters
In nod to debt concerns, China Belt and Road summit to urge...
· World leaders meeting in Beijing this week for a summit on China's Belt and... · Shared by 8, including Nico Luchsinger
asia.nikkei.com
Japan woos Eastern Europe as Belt and Road moves west
2 min · · TOKYO -- As China ramps up overtures to bring Europe into its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks stronger ties with Central and Eastern European nations… · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger
Economic Times
Pushing back against China's One Belt One Road, India, Japan build strategic 'Great Wall'
3 min · · While in East Africa, Delhi & Tokyo are planning to fund infra & building projects, Japan is expected to join India in the expansion of Irans Chabahar port. · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
South China Morning Post
Debt fears, delays, land disputes: is China’s rail plan for Indonesia off track?
· Villagers complaining of no compensation, completion dates pushed back and ministers frustrated over having no information have thrust China’s high-speed rail link into spotlight ahead of the April 17… · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
South China Morning Post
US, Canada and EU offer ‘robust alternative’ to belt and road-type funds
· The new Overseas Private Investment Corporation alliance is its second, following one last year with Japan and Australia. · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
en.ndrc.gov.cn
National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) People's Republic of China
20+ min · · Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road2015/03/28Issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and… · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Das Zentrum der Welt hat sich verschoben
7 min · · Neue SeidenstraßeVon Alexander WulfersAktualisiert am 22.03.2019 - 15:19Chinesische Lokführer auf der Jungfernfahrt der neuen ostafrikanischen Zugverbindung zwischen Addis Abeba und Dschibuti. Bild:… · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Europa-China: Hoffnungen auf grosses Geschäft durch Belt and Road
5 min · · Chinas Projekt der Neuen Seidenstrasse weckt grosse Hoffnungen, gerät aber international auch zunehmend in die Kritik. Die Initiative wird weiterlaufen. Pekings Langfrist-Planer haben Widerstände im… · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger
The Diplomat
Serbia: China’s Open Door to the Balkans
8 min · · China is playing an increasingly active role in Serbia, part of its expansion in Central and Eastern Europe. · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger
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The European way to connectivity – a new strategy on how to better connect Europe and Asia
2 min · · EEAS - European External Action Service - European Union External Action · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger
voicesoncentralasia.org
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia
18+ min · · The NAC-NU Central Asia Studies Program, in partnership with GW’s Central Asia Program, has published a book on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its impact in Central Asia.… · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger
The Guardian
Follow the New Silk Road
11+ min · · In the first part of a week-long series revealing the effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on cities around the world,Jon Watts journeys from the steppes of Central Asia to the Black Sea and into Europe,as Beijing’s grand plan radically remakes the lives of people in its path · Shared by 12, including Nico Luchsinger
The New York Times
Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy?
20+ min · · In the barely inhabited steppes of Central Asia, it is establishing the next foothold in its trillion-dollar campaign to transform global infrastructure. · Shared by 33, including Nico Luchsinger
Heritage Foundation
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Strategic Implications and International Opposition
20+ min · · China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—formerly known as the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative—has quickly become one of the most ambitious and hotly debated government initiatives in modern… · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger