Silk Road Development Weekly – November 12, 2018
All the latest from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- A New Direction For China’s Belt & Road (Bloomberg)
- How China’s Belt & Road Initiative Became A Huge Geopolitical Controversy (Independent)
- There Are Better Ways To Boost Belt & Road’s Appeal Than Blaming China Bashing (Caixin Global)
- China’s Quiet Bid For Hegemony: The Belt & Road Initiative (MJPS)
- The Costs And Benefits Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Asian Correspondent)
- Reconsidering China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Taipei Times)
- Railways Put China On Belt & Road To Nowhere (Korea Herald)
- Belt & Road Science Alliance Launched In Beijing (Global Times)
- Belt & Road Initiative Boosts China’s Film CoProductions With Rest Of World (Global Times)
Finance
- AIIB Signs Cooperation Agreement With Eurasian Development Bank
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative A Huge Opportunity For Overseas Insurers (Reinsurance News)
Regional
- One Belt, One Road: China’s Rising Dominance In Europe (MJPS)
- Malta, China, Sign MoU Within One Belt One Road Initiative (Times of Malta)
- Malta – On A Belt & Road To Where? (Shift)
- China’s New Silk Road And The Eastern Meditteranean (Prio)
- Egypt: CIIE And Belt & Road Initiative Will Open Chinese Markets (Fresh Plaza)
- Can Russia And China Synergize The Eurasian Economic Union And The Belt & Road Initiative? (The Diplomat)
- Shallow Progress In Linking The Eurasian Economic Union And The Belt & Road Initiative Indicates Its Mostly Rhetorical, But Signals Russian And Chinese Intentions (Ponarseurasia)
- Belt & Road Rethink In South-East Asia: Will India Change Its Mind? (ANI)
- China-Singapore FTA Upgrade To Increase Market Access (China Briefing)
- Singapore And Chongqing Sign Deals On Fintech, Belt & Road (Out-Law)
- Malaysia Rebuttal Reflects Mistrust Of China’s Belt & Road (Petroleum Economist)
- Thailand Will Pay A Price For Over Reliance On China (Straits Times)
- Myanmar Plans Economic Zones On Chinese Border (ASEAN Briefing)
- Philippines Belt & Road MoU Will Be On Table For Xi To Sign (ABS-CBN)
- Philippines To Play Important Role In Expanding China’s Belt & Road Network (GMA Network)
- Japan’s Belt & Road Balancing Act (The Diplomat)
- Chinese Power Companies Set To Invest In Russian Far East (Russia Briefing)
- Australia Launches $2 Billion Fund To Compete With China’s Belt & Road (Breitbart)
- Australian PM Rebukes Victoria State That Broke Ranks To Join China’s Belt & Road (SCMP)
- Andrews Government Fails To See Strategic Risks In Chinese Investment (The Age)
- Victoria Bows To Pressure To Release Belt & Road Deal With China (The Guardian)
- The Cook Islands To Join China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Radio NZ)
- Cuban President Agrees To Bring Belt & Road To West In China Visit (Breitbart)
- Forging A Canadian Notch In The Belt & Road (East Asia Forum)
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