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
nature
How China is redrawing the map of world science
14+ min · · The Belt and Road Initiative, China’s mega-plan for global infrastructure, will transform the lives and work of tens of thousands of researchers. · Shared by 16, including Arin Basu, Nico Luchsinger
South China Morning Post
Belt and Road Initiative
· A visual explainer of the five main projects of the Belt and Road Initiative · Shared by 14, including Benjamin Wiederkehr, Weiting Chen, Florian Hanke 🍎, 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
andrewbatson.com
The Belt and Road is about domestic interest groups, not development
3 min · · Andreas Fulder on Twitter pointed out a useful new piece on China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative by CSIS research Mark Akpaninyie. It seems that Mark and I have been thinking along … · Shared by 10, including Nico Luchsinger, Martin Steiger 🦈
Foreign Policy
Catching China by the Belt (and Road)
5 min · · How Washington can beat Beijing’s global influence campaign. · Shared by 10, 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
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 9, 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
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
asia.nikkei.com
China's European outreach hits a wall in Germany
7 min · · BREMEN, Germany/TOKYO -- The German tabloid Bild has a reputation for being staunchly pro-American, but one particular article left a Chinese diplomat in shock.The newspaper had blasted the Federal… · Shared by 7, including Nico Luchsinger
War on the Rocks
Italy’s Waltz with China: Business as Usual for Rome
10 min · · In March 2019, Italy signed a comprehensive, though not legally binding, memorandum of understanding with China to join the Belt and Road Initiative. · Shared by 7, including Nico Luchsinger
The Economist
Some see malevolence in China’s “Belt and Road” lending
5 min · · But the real worry is overreach · Shared by 7, including Nico Luchsinger
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 6, including Nico Luchsinger
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
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