Silk Road Development Weekly
All the latest news and opinion from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- The Belt & Road: China’s Biggest Brand (Lowy Institute)
- Is The Belt & Road Initiative Too Big To Fail? (CimSec)
- How Foreign Investors And Traders In China Can Profit From The Belt & Road Initiative (China Briefing)
- China’s Merchandise Trade With Belt & Road Countries Tops $5 Trillion In Five Years (People’s Daily)
- How The Belt & Road Initiative Is Shaping Future Freight Trade (Splash 247)
- Former Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister He Yafei On BRI And Global Governance (Belt & Road Ventures)
- Strategic Implications Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative Too Big To Ignore (Aspi Strategist)
- When China’s Belt & Road Rules The World (Belt & Road Ventures)
- Belt And Road Construction Brings Relevant Countries Effective Investment Rather Than Debt (People’s Daily)
- China Counting On Saltwater Rice In Its One Belt One Road Aspirations (Globe & Mail)
- Bumpy Ride For Belt & Road (Hong Kong Standard)
- Why China May Have To Rethink Its Ambitious Belt And Road (Scroll)
- Belt & Road Shifting Axis Of Higher Education Towards Asia (Times Higher Education)
- China Launches Legal Entities For Settling International Trade Disputes (The Asset)
Finance
- Rethinking Belt & Road Debt (Eurasia Review)
- China’s Belt & Road Could Be A Debt Trap (Japan Times)
- China Says Its Belt & Road Loans Are Not Debt Traps (Global Times)
- Will Belt & Road Become A Debt Trap For Some Nations? (EJ Insight)
- Examining The Debt Implications Of The Belt & Road Initiative (CG Dev)
- Belt & Road Debt Trap Spreads To Central Asia (Asia Nikkei)
- China Aims For “Sustainable Debt” In Africa (South China Morning Post)
Regional
- Confucius Institute Pushes China’s Belt & Road Ambitions In Europe (Japan Forward)
- The Joint Construction Of The Belt & Road Will Become A New Growth Point For China-Europe Strategic Cooperation (Chinese Foreign Ministry)
- Belt & Road Initiative Energizes Spanish Ports (People’s Daily)
- China, Greece Ink Belt Road MoU (China.Org)
- Greece Falls Deeper Into China’s Belt & Road Debt Trap (Breitbart)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative And The Medittranean Region: The Energy Dimension (Natural Gas World)
- Serbia Proud To Be Part Of Belt Road Initiative (Tanjug)
- Chinese President Defends Belt & Road Projects in Africa (Voice Of America)
- China’s Xi Promotes Belt & Road As African Growth Tool (Business Insider)
- Belt & Road Construction Provides New Grounds For China-Africa Cooperation (People’s Daily)
- China’s Belt & Road Is Not Funding Vanity Projects In Africa (CNBC)
- Liberia To Align With China’s Belt & Road Initiatives (All Africa)
- UAE And Saudi’s Ports Are Key To China’s Belt & Road Plan (AmeInfo)
- How India Can Use “Sagarmala” To Counter China’s Belt & Road Initiative (DailyO)
- As Cash-Rich China Pushes ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, Sushma Swaraj Highlights India’s ‘Sagarmala’ Project (DNA)
- With Eye On China’s Belt & Road; India To Step Up Economic Partnerships With Eastern & Southern Europe (Economic Times)
- Can South Asia’s Transport Corridors Become Engines For Growth? (World Bank)
- Holding Back The Waves: Asia’s Land Grab (Financial Times)
- No Chinese Belt, Road Or Bedrooms For Malaysia (Economic Times)
- Mongolia Provides Quick Entry Services To Facilitate Belt & Road Initiative (Xinhua)
- Costa Rica Should Actively Participate In Belt & Road Initiative (Xinhua)
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
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