China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – March 21 2022
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- How Will China’s BRI Fare When Partners Are At War? (South China Morning Post)
- China’s Belt And Road Initiative Is An Issue Of Trust (Westerly Sun)
- Xi Jinping’s Choice (ASEAN Post)
- Ai WeiWei: The New Silk Road Is China’s CounterAttack In A Global game Of Chess (The Guardian)
- BRI’s New Direction And Politics Of Isolation And Alienation (Pakistan Observer)
Finance
- US Threatens Chinese Banks With SWIFT Disconnection (Silk Road Briefing)
- Russia Turns To Gold, Platinum, Diamonds and Rare Earths As Ruble Value Diminishes (Russia Briefing)
- Russian Businesses Looking At Asia May Establish Bank Accounts In Some ASEAN Countries (Russia Briefing)
- Latest On Russian Ruble – Indian Rupee Trade And Mutual Payments (Russia Briefing)
- China’s Belt & Road Banks Halted Overseas Energy Loans Last Year (Bloomberg)
Regional
- For Its Global Gateway To Succeed, The EU Must Learn The Art Of Partnership (China Dialogue)
- What Will Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Mean For China’s Belt & Road? (The Diplomat)
- China’s Ukraine Ties (The Wire)
- The Unintended Consequences Of China’s Stance On Ukraine (The Diplomat)
- Southern, Russia-Avoiding Belt & Road Multimodal Route Receives First China Blockchain Rail Cargo In Azerbaijan For Dispersal To Turkey, Bulgaria And Romania (Silk Road Briefing)
- China, Turkey, Build Two Record Breaking Suspension Bridges (Eurasian Times)
- First China Wuwei City – Georgia Tbilisi Cargo Train Departs (Silk Road Briefing)
- How China-Africa Trade may Evolve (GIS Reports)
- China Completes Construction Of Uganda’s Air Terminal (Xinhua)
- China Facing Criticism In Africa For Shoddy Quality Projects (The Print)
- China Emerges As Key Financial Player In Iraq (ANI)
- Where Is China’s Role In The Middle East Heading? (Daily Sabah)
- Mauritius Focus To Be On Boosting Bilateral Trade (All Africa)
- Chinese Foreign Minister To Visit Nepal To Discuss BRI Projects (India Today)
- Geopolitical Interests Of Big Powers: Their Implications For Nepal (Himalaya Times)
- Nepal And The Belt & Road Initiative (India Briefing)
- BRI Cooperation Transforms Pakistan’s Economic Landscape (Pakistan Tribune)
- China Takes Wait And See Stance On Pakistan’s Political Turmoil (Asia Nikkei)
- China-Bangladesh Trade To See Renewed Growth (Fibre2Fashion)
- How The Colombo Security Conclave Can Avoid SAARCs Fate (The Diplomat)
- Thailand And Uzbekistan Eye Mutual Increased Trade & Investment (Silk Road Briefing)
- China-Cambodia Advance Cooperation On Belt And Road (Telesure)
- Dara Sakor Project Taking Shape In Cambodia (Global Times)
- Chinese Start-Up Body Set To Create Fintech Impact (Phnom Penh Post)
- An Introduction To Vietnam’s Import & Export Businesses (Vietnam Briefing)
- Chinese Companies Exploit Indonesia’s Natural Resources Under BRI (ANI News)
- Can Argentina’s Belt & Road Initiative Accelerate Its Energy Transition? (DialogoChino)
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