Silk Road Development Weekly – October 15, 2018
All the latest from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- China’s Belt & Road Investment Hits High As Overall FDI Falls (Asia Nikkei)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Is Rooted In The Desire To Extend The Benefits Of Its Great Development Story (South China Morning Post)
- China Opens Up The Belt & Road To Third Country Involvement (Belt & Road Ventures)
- Beijing Looking At Joining Trans-Pacific Trade Pact To Hedge Against US (South China Morning Post)
- Why China’s Belt & Road Initiative Is More Than Just New “Great Game” (Al Arabiya)
- Chinese Firms Now Hold Stakes In Over A Dozen European Ports (NPR)
- Belt & Road Bolsters China’s Technological Clout (Reconnecting Asia)
- How Thought Leadership And Social Media Is Unlocking Belt & Road Opportunities (Content & Social)
- Timing Of Belt & Road Initiative Couldn’t Have Been Better (Xinhua)
- A Critical Look At China’s One Belt One Road Initiative (CADTM)
- China Must Do More To Tap Locals In Belt & Road Initiative (CNBC)
- China’s Belt & Road Propaganda For US (Washington Times)
- Rebuilding The Silk Road (Global Times)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Badly Needs A Road Map (Straits Times)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative: After Five Years, Is The Bloom Off The Rose? (South China Morning Post)
- Belt & Road Initiative: An Opportunity Or A Threat? (Jakarta Post)
- Belt & Road Tempts States, But Comes With Risks (The News)
- Silk Road Seemingly Built On Good Intentions, But Some Fear A China Debt Trap (Stuff)
- One Belt, One Road, One Million Prisoners: China’s Secret War On Muslims Along The Silk Road (Gal-Dem)
Finance
- Banks Have Role In Belt & Road, Says HSBC (Standard)
- Foreign Investment Growth In The Belt & Road Economies (World Bank)
- Pakistan’s IMF Bailout Adds To Belt & Road Woes (Financial Times)
- For IMF Help, Pakistan Might Have To Disclose Its China Debts (Wall Street Journal)
- China Says It Will Resolve Debt Issues On Belt & Road Projects (South China Morning Post)
Regional
- Uncle Sams Belt & Road: US Throws Down $60 Billion Gauntlet To China (Global Capital)
- France Sounds Cautious Note On China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Bloomberg)
- China Completes New Silk Road To Europe (The Times)
- Europe, China Join Hands Drawing Maritime Blueprint (Xinhua)
- EU Infrastructure Fund Could Lead To Better Deals For Asia (South China Morning Post)
- China-US Confrontation – The Russian Perspective (Eurasia Review)
- Egypts Investment Minister Sees No Threats Attached To China Investment (Ahram)
- South Africa And China: Co-Building The Belt & Road (Vantage Asia)
- China OK With Saudi Investment In Belt & Road (AA)
- Remodeling The Belt & Road: Pakistan Picks Up The Torch (Lobelog)
- Afghanistans Role In The Belt & Road Initiative (Menafn)
- Greater SCO Cooperation Along Belt & Road (Xinhua)
- Belt & Road Initiative Bolster China-Tajikistan Ties (Xinhua)
- Belt & Road Initiative Facilitates Economic Cooperation Between China, ASEAN & South Asia (Xinhua)
- China Nudges Japan In Joining Up With Belt & Road Initiative (Japan Times)
- Japan Firms Try Out China’s Belt & Road Cargo Transport To Europe (Japan Times)
- China Proposed Belt & Road Initiative Provides Opportunities For South Pacific Island Nations (Xinhua)
