Silk Road Development Weekly – October 8, 2018
In this issue: Trade Reforms, De-Dollarization, Africa, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Dubai, India, Italy, Middle East, Myanmar, Nuie, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Belt & Road Is Globalisation With Chinese Characteristics (Financial Times)
- Six Corridors Of Integration: Connetivity Along The Overland Corridors Of The Belt & Road Initiative (World Bank)
- Merging Onto The Belt & Road (Wall Street Journal)
- Europeans Rally Around China’s Silk Road Initiative, Urge Deeper Co-Operation (Sputnik)
- Toward A Pax Sinae-Nipponica Era (Japan Times)
- Is This Just The Beginning Of The belt & Road Disputes? (South China Morning Post)
- WTO, IMF, World Bank Seek Urgent International Trade Reforms (LIve Mint)
- China’s Clever Tariff Tiff With The US (Splash 247)
- US Senate Passes Legislation Challenging China’s BRI Initiative (Taiwan News)
- Trumps’ Principled Realism Versus China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Bloomberg)
- Is China Led Belt & Road Initiative Afraid Of Competition? (Counterpunch)
- China Struggles With Belt & Road Pushback (BESA)
- The Beijing Backlash Begins (Japan Times)
- China’s Image As A Foreign Investor Needs Work (Australian Financial Review)
- A Chinese Company Reshaping The World Leaves A Troubled Trail (Bloomberg)
- Analysts In Rome Call For EU Unified Response To Belt & Road Initiative (Xinhua)
- Major Powers Strategize To Counter Influence Of Belt & Road (The Asset)
- Unbuckling China’s Belt & Road Plan Won’t Be Easy For Western Powers (South China Morning Post)
- BHP Sees Major Copper Demand From China’s Widening Belt & Road (Reuters)
- New Silk Roads Define Brand China (Asia Times)
- Three Ways China Can Make The New Silk Road Sustainable (Qrius)
- Seven Key Trends Shaping Maritime Transport (Maritime Executive)
- China’s Belt & Road E-Commerce To Redefine Shipping Lines (Dawn)
- “Here We Go Belt & Road” (New Chinese, English Language Belt & Road Pop Video – CNC)
Finance
- AIIB Approves Loans Worth US$1 Billion To Egypt, India & Turkey (Global Times)
- AIIB Approves US$455 Million Loan For Andhra Pradesh (Hindu Businessline)
- Plan On De-Dollarization Of Russian Economy Submitted To Government (Sputnik)
Law
- IP Innovations In China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Managing IP)
- China Tackles Dispute Resolution Head On In Light Of One Belt One Road (China Law & Practice)
Regional
- Italy Eyes Chinese Belt & Road Investment (Global Times)
- Tunisia Joins China’s Belt & Road as It Seels To Diversify Trade, Investment (Arab Weekly)
- Transport, Logistics Named Priority Areas Of Cooperation With AIIB For Belarus (Belta)
- China Rail Targets Russian Far East As A Priority Market (Russia Briefing)
- Azerbaijan Has Good Opportunities To Play Active Role In One Belt One Road Initiative (Swiss Federal Council)
- The One Belt One Road – Is Turkey’s Railway Sector Ready For It? (Lexology)
- US Sanctions On Russia And Its Impact On India (Gateway House)
- Africa And Middle East Strategically Positioned To Capitalise On Belt & Road (Arabian Business)
- Dubai Port World Launches Belt & Road Station (Gulf News)
- Enter The Dragon: China’s Belt & Road Rising In The Middle East (Hoover)
- Pakistan’s China-Backed Railway Revamp Faces Resistance (South China Morning Post)
- Pakistan Slashes Chinese Belt & Road Project By $2 Billion (Breitbart)
- Pakistan Takes U-Turn, Says Saudi Won’t Be Part Of CPEC (Economic Times)
- Belt & Road: China’s Gaze Shifts To South-East Asia (Euromoney)
- Myanmar Government Seeks Investors For Economic Zones On Chinese Border (Irrawaddy)
- Vietnam Vows To Be Reliable, Prestigious Member Of AIIB (Vietnam News)
- Niue Mulls Chinese Shipping Tax Scheme Under Belt & Road (Radio NZ)
