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  August 5, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Shanghai Port Rebounds To Pre-Covid Trade Figures

  Shanghai Port has broken its own Container Traffic record for July as it saw 3.9 million TEU pass through its terminals, according to figures from the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). Traffic increased year-on-year (YoY) 1.2% and 7.6% on June’s traffic, which suggests the Port might have recovered from the trade uncertainty partially caused by the[…..]
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  August 4, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Covid-19 Vaccines Under Development In Alternative Asia

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis As the world is on the hunt for a vaccine to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, little noticed in the media are the steps being taken by Chinese and Russian institutes in researching the disease and developing a cure. This understanding is important to note as the United States[…..]
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  August 3, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – August 3, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Asia & Emerging Economies The Way Out Of Covid-19 Slump (Silk Road Briefing) China’s Belt & Road Is The Route To Global Recovery (South China Morning Post) China’s Health Silk Road Paves Way To Covid-19 Recovery (Asia Times) Assessing The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Belt & Road[…..]
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  July 31, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s New Silk Road: Weekly Arts & Culture Round Up – July 31, 2020

  The Australian Edition Picnic At Hanging Rock  Picnic at Hanging Rock is an Australian novel by Joan Lindsay. Set in 1900, it is about a group of female students at an Australian girls’ school who vanish at Hanging Rock while on a Valentine’s Day picnic, and the effects the disappearances have on the school and local community. The novel was first published in 1967[…..]
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  July 30, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  What And Where – Understanding China’s Outbound Belt & Road Investment Trends Q2 2020

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s spend along the Belt & Road Initiative is evolving, and decreasing somewhat in size. While some analysts point to a decrease in the total capital amounts being spent as proof that China is running out of money, or that the Belt & Road Initiative is running out of steam, the[…..]
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  July 28, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road Initiative Changes Focus As Smaller Investments With Minority Equity Stakes Take Preference

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The China specialist merchant bank Grisons Peak have released their 2020 Q2 outbound/inbound M&A/equity investment figures for China for the period April-June, which contains some interesting mini-messages:
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  July 28, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Asia & Emerging Economies The Way Out Of Covid GDP Slump

  Belt & Road Initiative GDP Forecasts 2020-2021 Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The International Monetary Fund has released updates for how it sees economic developments both this year and next in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
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  July 27, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Gwadar Port Processes First Transit Goods For Afghanistan Markets

  Pakistan’s Gwadar port has received its first shipment of goods destined for Afghanistan, acting as a transit for goods exported by the UAE.
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  July 27, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – July 27, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion The Belt & Road Initiative In Eurasia (CSS) China Can Buy Influence, But It Can’t Buy Love (Foreign Policy) China-Europe Freight Trains: ‘Locomotive Envoys Of The Ancient Silk Road’ (People’s Daily) China Is Giving Ancient Silk Road Trade Routes A Digital Makeover (TradeVistas) A Millenium After The Height[…..]
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  July 24, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s New Silk Road: Weekly Arts & Culture Round Up – July 24, 2020

  The North Africa Issue Dark Star Safari – From Cairo To Cape Town  Dark Star Safari is Paul Theroux’s now classic account of a journey from Cairo to Cape Town. Travelling across bush and desert, down rivers and across lakes, and through country after country, Theroux visits some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and some[…..]