China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – August 31, 2020
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Is China’s Belt & Road Initiative Strategic? Perhaps Not (The Diplomat)
- China On Influence Offensive Through Belt & Road Soft Powerplay (Guardian)
- China’s Belt & Road Trade Initiative Can Help Global Economy Recover In Post-Covid Era (South China Morning Post)
- China’s Covid-19 Travel Restrictions – An Explainer (China Briefing)
- US Sanctions China’s Ambitious Belt & Road Initiative (AA)
- With Latest Sanctions, The US Casts A Shadow Over China’s Belt & Road (The Diplomat)
- US Issues Sanctions Against China Communications Construction – The Belt & Road’s Largest Infrastructure Contractor (Silk Road Briefing)
- All Is Ship Shape For Maritime Silk Road Culture And Tourism Expo (Shine)
Finance
- Calls For BRICS Nations To Drop US Dollar Use In Intra-Bloc Transactions (Silk Road Briefing)
- Standard Chartered Two Way Lending Services Link China Internationally (China Daily)
Regional
- Remoulding China’s Empty Belt & Road Initiative: An Opportunity For The EU (Encompass Europe)
- Franco-Sino Ties Can Act As Stabilizer (China Daily)
- Belarus Protests Threaten China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Malaysia Herald)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Implications In Africa (ORF)
- Standard-Gauge Rail The Road Of Friendship & Prosperity In Sino-Kenya Ties (Kenya Star)
- Kenya’s Modern Railway Cements Trade, Infrastructure Relations With China (Xinhua)
- China Working With Azerbaijan On Belt & Road Transport Even as Baku Restricts Investment (South China Morning Post)
- The Impact Of The Coronavirus On The Chinese Belt & Road Initiative In The Middle East (Valdai)
- Russia-Turkmenistan Trade Doubles In H1 2020 (Russia Briefing)
- Pakistan Army Muscles In On Belt & Road Project (Financial Times)
- China Pushes Pakistan To Open Trade Routes With Afghanistan (Nikkei Asian Review)
- Pakistan’s Balancing Act May Be Failing (Al Jazeera)
- Xinjiang And The Belt & Road Initiative (Pakistan Today)
- Xinjiang: Why Muslim Majority Countries Are Silent (Organisation For World Peace)
- Can India Wrestle Supply Chains Away From China? (Jing Daily)
- Why Bangladesh Reaches Out To China (The Diplomat)
- Myanmar Getting Very Concerned By Chinese Belt & Road Initiative (Eurasian Times)
- China Says Controversial Myanmar City Not A Belt & Road Initiative Project (Straits Times)
- US Blacklisting Of Chinese Contractor To Impact Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City (Colombo Gazette)
- Cambodian Official Warns Of ‘World Collapse’ If US Bans Chinese Apps (UCA News)
- Vietnam’s New PPP Law Set To Take Effect From January 2021 (Vietnam Briefing)
- China Belt & Road Plans For Australia Face Veto Under New Law (Bloomberg)
- Australian Government Could Scrap Victoria’s Belt & Road Initiative Deal With China (ABC)
- Argentina Looks At Joining Belt & Road Initiative – But Balancing US Debt With China Trade Is Tricky (Silk Road Briefing)
- Chris Devonshire-Ellis Belt & Road Interview With Valor Brazil (Silk Road Briefing)
About Us
Silk Road Development Weekly is compiled each week by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates. The firm has 28 offices throughout Eurasia and assists foreign investors into the region. For strategic advisory and business intelligence issues please contact the firm at silkroad@dezshira.com or visit www.dezshira.com
