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  December 21, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Foreign Minister At The Belt & Road Forum For International Cooperation: Analysis Of Wang Yi’s Statements, And The Impact On China FDI & ODI In 2021.

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Chinese State Counceller and Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave the opening speech at this year’s meeting of the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), held virtually in Beijing on Friday (December 18).  The Advisory Council and BRF is an international political and economical forum, attended by numerous foreign heads[…..]
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  December 21, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – December 21, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Belt And Road Initiative: Infrastructure Developments To Expect In 2021 (Silk Road Briefing) The Belt And Road Initiative Is Here To Stay (CGTN) Covid-19 Vaccination Programmes Throughout Asia (Asia Briefing) Russia Wants Free Trade Expansion Of Eurasian Economic Union (Russia Briefing) Assessing China’s Digital Silk Road: A[…..]
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  December 17, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  BRICS NDB Bank Finances New Projects In Brazil, Russia & South Africa

  Approves US$2.7 billion in project finance Further US$2 billion for Covid SME relief in Brazil & India Discussing expanding membership   
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  December 16, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt And Road Initiative: Infrastructure Developments To Expect In 2021

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  China’s Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in China spending some US$4 trillion on projects since its inception seven years ago. Among these, 1,590 projects – valued at US$1.9 trillion – were BRI projects, while 1,574 other projects with a combined value of US$2.1 trillion have been classified as “Projects with Chinese involvement”. That[…..]
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  December 14, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The African Continental Free Trade Agreement Starts From 1st January 2021.

  This Is What It Means For Foreign Investors & Global Manufacturers. Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  New African free trade deal unites a US$3.4 trillion market and eliminates tariffs on 90% of all goods  AfCFTA with China’s Belt And Road Initiative promise huge manufacturing potential Chinese and Russian investors already well advanced into the African market[…..]
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  December 14, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – December 14, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Buying Power: How China Co-Opts The UN (The Spectator) The China Challenge After 2020 (Foreign Policy Research Institute) Recalibrating US-China Relations (East Asia Forum)  China Pulls Back From The World: Rethinking Xi’s Project Of The Century (Financial Times) The Future Of The Belt And Road Initiative (IR Magazine)[…..]
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  December 10, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Awaiting On Kyrgyzstan To Allow China’s Railway Through Central Asia And To The Middle East

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Rail Corridor back on the agenda Issues over routing and cost Would connect China with the Middle East Awaiting political reforms and new Government in Kyrgyzstan   A long held dream along the Silk Road both old and new has been a railway that links China to Central Asia and[…..]
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  December 10, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Air Silk Road: Hype Or Reality?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis     Chinese media have picked up on a new phrase for part of the Belt And Road Initiative, with the prosaic “Air Silk Road” being bandied about as a new phenomena. But how much of this is hype, and how much is real?
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  December 9, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  First Eurasian Congress Meeting Calls For Increased Connectivity With China

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Formation of ‘Greater Eurasia’ region Development of the Eurasian Economic Union Increased infrastructure connectivity with China  Increased collaboration between regional Development Banks 
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  December 8, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  How Non-Chinese Companies Can Start To Exploit Belt And Road Initiative Projects

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Exploiting the infrastructure build Huge opportunities in the service industry sector  Understanding the local regulatory environment  Examining local tax structures and applicable tax treaties Solving the overseas banking and treasury issue