Asia Society
The Belt and Road Initiative
1 min · · Our interview series and a reading list. · Shared by 4, including Nico Luchsinger
Foreign Affairs
Reports of Belt and Road’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
1 min · · Don’t underestimate China’s resilience. · Shared by 6, including Nico Luchsinger
Bruegel
The Belt and Road turns five
· Five years after its launch, Michael Baltensperger and Uri Dadush reflect on China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The plan to revive ancient trade routes has the potential to enhance development prospects across the world and in China, but that potential might not be realised because the BRI’s objectives are too broad and ill-defined, and its execution is too often non-transparent, lacking in due diligence and uncoordinated. · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
South China Morning Post
Mahathir points way forward for Beijing on belt and road projects
2 min · · The frank views of Malaysia’s prime minister on a controversial rail link judged too costly under the infrastructure scheme should help fine-tune China’s investment approach · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
asia.nikkei.com
Pakistan distances itself from China's Belt and Road
2 min · · ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani government has diverted around 24 billion Pakistani rupees ($171.6 million) in funds meant for joint infrastructure development projects with China into other construction… · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger
War on the Rocks
‘Quality Infrastructure’: Japan’s Robust Challenge to China’s Belt and Road
10 min · · Editor’s Note: This is the 26th installment of “Southern (Dis)Comfort,” a series from War on the Rocks and the Stimson Center. The series seeks to unpack · Shared by 10, including Nico Luchsinger, Noah Smith
asia.nikkei.com
Will China let Belt and Road die quietly?
4 min · · The news for China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been unrelentingly bad.Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia has canceled two mega BRI projects, including a $20 billion… · Shared by 5, including Nico Luchsinger