China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – May 03, 2021
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- West and Allies Relaunch Push for Own Version of China’s Belt & Road (Financial Times)
- Next Up in Global De-Coupling: The US Strategic Competition Act (Silk Road Briefing)
- China’s Belt & Road Plan: Can the US Find an Alternative Route? (ABS-CBN)
- What Is the Ratification Status of the RCEP Agreement and When Will It Come into Effect? (China Briefing)
- China Is Not Ten Feet Tall (Foreign Affairs)
- Belt & Road Gains Momentum in Challenging Times (People’s Daily)
- How Beijing Attempts to Woo Foreign Companies to Prop Up Free Trade Zones (Epoch Times)
- Western Companies Face Backlash in China for Speaking Out Against Human Rights Violations (PBS)
- Cracks Appear in China’s New Silk Road (DW)
- Chinese Workers Allege Forced Labour, Abuses In Xi’s Belt & Road (Washington Post)
- Vaccine Diplomacy Leverages India to Outdo China’s Pre-Eminence (Eurasia Review)
Finance
- Optimizing China Profits Via Using Double Tax Agreements (China Briefing)
- Russia Settles Majority of Trade Debt with China in Euros for First Time (Russia Briefing)
- Kazakh & Central Asian Consumers Adapting to Hi-Tech Finance Products (Silk Road Briefing)
Regional
- The Belt & Road Initiative: Forcing Europe to Reckon with China? (CFR)
- The Complex Russia-China Relationship (European Leadership Network)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Invests in African Infrastructure – And Military (Washington Post)
- What Does China’s Changing Belt & Road Initiative Mean for Central Asian Economies? (Eurasia Review)
- China’s Presence in South Asia (The Diplomat)
- China’s BRI Can Exacerbate Central Asia’s Water Tensions (Asia Plus)
- China Supports a Stable Afghanistan (Afghanistan Times)
- China Encourages Investment into Afghanistan (Tolo News)
- Southeast Asia’s Great Power Dynamics (The Diplomat)
- TAV Completes Buyout of Almaty Airport (Passenger Terminal Today)
- Who Will Control Iran’s Chabahar? India Or China? (Eurasia Review)
- The China Factor in India’s Economic Diplomacy (ORF)
- Questions Surrounding the Port City of Colombo (ORF)
- Russia, Vietnam Show Strong Agricultural Trade Increases (Russia Briefing)
- US Risks Reigniting Islamic Extremism in Xinjiang (Asia Times)
- The US is Trying to Light the Match of Islamic Extremism in China’s Xinjiang (Counterpunch)
- Andrews Government Maintains Secrecy on Deal It Signed with China (Brisbane Times)
- China’s BRI Project Losing Face After Australia Cancels Deal with Beijing (ANI)
- Deal on Darwin Port Under the Shadows of Australian Politicians (Global Times)
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
