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  July 27, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Algeria To Coordinate National Development Plans With China’s Belt And Road Initiative

  El Hamdania Port to be one of the largest in the Meditteranean By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has concluded his Middle East tour – his second this year – with a trip to discuss bilateral matters with the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra.
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  July 26, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  New Lhasa-Nyingchi Rail Could Eventually Reopen Tibetan Trade Routes With India

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Tibet has opened its first electrified railway line, a route leading from the TAR capital Lhasa, through to Nyingchi, close to the border with the India state Arunachal Pradesh. I have been to this region, with India just across from the confluence of the Bramaputra and Tibet Rivers.
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  July 25, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – July 26 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Countdown To The Chinese Century: The Belt & Road Initiative (Research And Markets) Belt And Road Initiative And Global Governance In Transition (Modern Diplomacy) A Counterweight To The Belt & Road Initiative (New Age) Build Back Better World (Reconnecting Asia) How Biden And G7’s Infrastructure Initiative Can Take[…..]
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  July 23, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China & Egypt Strengthen Belt And Road Collaborations Including The Suez Canal International Logistics Zone

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Egypt’s Free Trade Agreements with AfCFTA and the EU make it an attractive Chinese investment destination to access new export markets China and Egypt have signed a deal to establish an intergovernmental cooperation committee aimed at further enhancing bilateral relations, in an agreement signed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Egyptian[…..]
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  July 21, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  A Consumer Guide To Using The Digital Yuan And Digital Ruble

  Both China and Russia are ahead of the West in terms of developing digital currencies, while Iran has introduced the ‘Çovenant‘ and other blocs such as the Eurasian Economic Union and BRICS are also discussing the development of specific digital currencies in order to trade. Russia has submitted proposals for the Digital Ruble to its Central Bank, which is supportive of the[…..]
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  July 21, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Can China & Russia Reposition Syria With The ‘Five Seas’ Strategy?

  Planned port, canal and maritime connections would provide new infrastructure links between West and Central Asia By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Damascus following Assad’s recent victory in Parliamentary elections, providing him with a further seven-year mandate to rule. This comes after ten years of war,[…..]
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  July 19, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Urges Interconnection Between Central And South Asian Countries

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Four-point regional plan unveiled to unite Eurasia  China is ready to “join hands with Central and South Asian countries to forge a closer regional connectivity partnership through high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative” Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi remarked in Tashkent last Friday.
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  July 19, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China – Belt & Road Countries H1 2021 Bilateral Trade Increases 27.5%

  China BRI bilateral trade reaches US$826 billion in first six months   Trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road witnessed robust growth in the first half of this year, official data from China customs stated last week .
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  July 18, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – July 19 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Greater Bay Area: Executive Webinar Now Online (China Briefing) China Reaffirms Commitment To Advancing Belt & Road Initiative (Punch) Winning Hearts & Minds: China’s Belt And Road Initiative (South China Morning Post) Why Is The EU Copying China’s Belt & Road Initiative? (The Spectator) After G7 Pledge,[…..]
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  July 16, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Have Key Roles To Play In Restructuring And Securing Afghanistan

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Mechanisms Begin To Recognize Taliban As A Legitimate Government And Relax Sanctions The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has just held its Council of Foreign Ministers this week in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan. “A thorough exchange of views on topical global and regional problems, including international information security, the[…..]