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  May 12, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Pakistan Looking for Huge Increases in Central Asian Trade

  Op/ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Trade agreements with Afghanistan & Uzbekistan due to be completed Plans for Central Asian trade to increase 15-fold  Islamabad recognizes strategy of uniting Central & South Asia 
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  May 11, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Wang Yi’s May 12 Xi’an Invitation to Central Asia’s Foreign Ministers – An Overview

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Foreign Ministers of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan meeting in Xi’an  China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to meet with five of Central Asia’s Foreign Ministers in Xi’an tomorrow, May 12. The meeting, which includes China together with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, will discuss anti-pandemic cooperation, joint[…..]
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  May 10, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Political Scientists vs. Engineers – How the East & West Became Divided

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Decoupling a result of divisions between theory and science Some influential Governments are academically unbalanced  Implications for future global development 
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  May 9, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – May 10, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Who Manages China’s Belt & Road Initiative? (Silk Road Briefing) Delivering a Western Alternative to China’s Belt and Road (UK Onward) Washington Is Playing a Losing Game with China (East Asia Forum) Why The G7 Have China in Their Sights (Arab News) Grey’s Ode Predicts Perils of Belt[…..]
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  May 7, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Who Manages China’s Belt & Road Initiative?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  It isn’t Xi Jinping – and learning how China’s structures are diversified helps understand how China plans ahead Fundamental differences in Chinese and Western decision-making processes
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  May 6, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Decoupling From China Part Three: After the United States and EU, Now Its Australia’s Turn

  Beijing has today axed a high-level channel for economic talks with Canberra, criticizing Australian leaders for having a “Cold War mentality” after the country canceled contracts linked to its Belt and Road project last week.
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  May 4, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Turkish Government Approves Canal Istanbul Project

  Would connect the Marmara & Black Seas Questions over US$9 billion financing and viability
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  May 3, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – May 03, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion West and Allies Relaunch Push for Own Version of China’s Belt & Road (Financial Times) Next Up in Global De-Coupling: The US Strategic Competition Act (Silk Road Briefing) China’s Belt & Road Plan: Can the US Find an Alternative Route? (ABS-CBN) What Is the Ratification Status of the[…..]
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  April 30, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kazakh & Central Asian Consumers Adapting to Hi-Tech Finance Products

  Kaspi.kz users and revenues surge Positive implications for take up of New Tech by Central Asian consumers Central Asian e-commerce market is growing fast  Indicative that Central Asian market is increasingly sophisticated with opportunities for growth
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  April 29, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Next Up in Global Decoupling: The US Strategic Competition Act 2021

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Strong anti-China sentiments within an aggressive Bill presented to Congress Danger of US-China strategy being perceived as ‘un-negotiable’  A further step forward to Global Decoupling – who will blink first?