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  April 19, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Could the Pitcairn Islands Become the New Asia-Pacific Hong Kong?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The United Kingdom has put into place a mechanism to join the Comprehensive & Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in a Free Trade Agreement. The CPTPP currently includes Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam, and is seen as an Asian-Pacific bloc.
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  April 18, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – April 19, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion New China Plus Investment Guide: “Identifying Opportunities Within the Belt & Road Initiative” (China Briefing) The Belt and Road Initiative 2035: Reducing Inequality via SME Growth (Silk Road Briefing) Podcast: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (CFR) How To Resolve the Threat of the CCP’s Belt & Road Initiative[…..]
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  April 16, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Belt and Road Initiative 2035: Bridging Emerging Economy Infrastructure Gaps and Reducing Inequality by SME Growth

  By Bob Savic, Advisor to Dezan Shira & Associates  US President Joe Biden’s US$3 trillion infrastructure spending plan along with creating higher paid jobs are part of reforms aimed at reducing America’s growing disparities in wealth and income (see What’s in the United States Belt & Road Plan? A US$3 Trillion Spend on Its Own[…..]
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  April 14, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Greater Eurasian Partnership: Connecting Central & South-East Asia

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  With the United States set to pull its remaining troops out of Afghanistan on September 11, China and Russia now have the opportunity to install security and build much-needed infrastructure in a long-neglected region. The success of the joint-China-Russian phase of control over central Asia depends upon securing pace in Afghanistan.[…..]
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  April 14, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Putin & Xi Push the United States Out of Central Asia

  US to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11 Regional dynamic changes with Russian and Chinese security in charge  If successful, will bring regional peace and connect Central and South Asia via planned infrastructure development programs Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The United States President Joe Biden has finally committed to withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan[…..]
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  April 11, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – April 12, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion New China lnvestment Guide: Identifyng Opportunities Within China’s Belt & Road Initiative (China Briefing) Why the Afghanistan Peace Process Is Vital to the Belt & Road Initiative (Silk Road Briefing) RCEP Foreign Ministers Meet in China: Report & Analysis (Silk Road Briefing) China’s Belt & Road Initiative in[…..]
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  April 9, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The US Military Is Set to Withdraw from Afghanistan On September 11. What Happens Next?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Why the Afghanistan Peace Process is Vital to China’s Belt & Road Initiative  Breakdown in peace talks leave China, Russia, India & Pakistan picking up the pieces China trade deals with Iran and Saudi Arabia part of the process At stake is the future of Central Asia 
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  April 8, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Exactly 50% Of the Countries Invited to US President Biden’s Climate Change Summit Are from the Belt & Road Initiative

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis 20 of the 40 Invitations are to BRI signatories Potential policy change for US engagement rather than detachment over global infrastructure and climate needs. Follows rancorous meetings with China in Alaska Whether by accident or design, the Virtual Summit to which US President Joe Biden has invited 40 of the world’s[…..]
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  April 7, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Resolve 30-Year-Old Border Dispute, Territories Being Exchanged

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to resolve their border dispute, which dates back 30 years to 1991 and the breakup of the Soviet Union. The resolution comes as the entire Central Asian region is preparing for greater Asian connectivity. It is almost certain that China will have had some role to[…..]
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  April 6, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  RCEP Foreign Ministers Meet China’s Foreign Minister in Fujian: Reports & Analysis

  Op/By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea Hold Individual Discussions   Australia and New Zealand’s Membership Of Five Eyes Puts RCEP Trade Participation In Doubt  East Asia To Be The Hub Of Global Trade Growth