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  January 7, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Storming Of The US Senate And The Implications For China & Russia

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The scenes played out in Washington DC last night appear unique in the context of the United States recent political history, but they are far from being so elsewhere. Just last year there were mass anti-Government protests in Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Hong Kong, and Serbia, while in 2019 mass protests were[…..]
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  January 6, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kim Jong-Un’s Speech In Full At The North Korean Workers Party Congress: Analysis

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Juche ideology of self-sufficiency acts as a trade deterrent  Reliance on Cadres to report accurately could be problematic  Solutions mean there is potential for North Korea to join the Belt & Road Initiative  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un introduced the country’s first ruling Workers Party Congress in five years on[…..]
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  January 5, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Why The China Mauritius Free Trade Agreement Opens Up The African Belt And Road

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Teething problems in bilateral trade to be solved by Mauritius move to services provision Mauritius is an offshore gateway to Africa  Pan-African Continental Free Trade Agreement also came into effect from January 1.  China and Mauritius signed off a Free Trade Agreement earlier this year, China’s first with any African nation.[…..]
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  January 4, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – January 4, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Past Week’s Global Media Commentary About The Belt & Road Initiative   Analysis & Opinion Biden Must Make China More Accountable For Its Belt & Road Initiative (The Hill) Why Does The U.S. Counter China’s Initiative? (Donga) The Times View On The Future Of NATO: West Wings (The Times) China To[…..]
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  December 31, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China to Continue Multilateral Trade Development Policy Along the Belt and Road Initiative In 2021 – More EU Nations to Sign BRI MoU?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Central Government’s “Economic Work Conference” just held in Beijing  New alignment between domestic and foreign trade markets   China foreign trade up 1.8% in 2020 BRI and Dual Circulation Strategy are key trade issues   The Chinese Government’s “Central Economic Work Conference” was held from December 16-18, and outlined specific tasks for 2021,[…..]
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  December 30, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Chinese Companies Hunting In Latin America For Belt And Road M&A

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Chinese SOEs turn Belt and Road ODI attention to Latin America  China spent more on LatAm M&A in 2020 than in the EU and U.S. combined Latin America-China trade has doubled in past 5 years   Potential is increasing for a future China-Mercosur FTA  
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  December 29, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Russia’s Kaliningrad Emerges As A Major China-Europe Multi-Modal Sea Port

  Kaliningrad offers multi-modal access to Scandinavia Reduces transport time to 15 days from 40-45  Growing need for faster sourcing responses during Covid  The first block train from China to Norway via Kaliningrad has arrived. Germany’s DB Cargo, with their “Scandinavian Shuttle”, in cooperation with Mann Lines Multimodal have launched the container service from Xian to[…..]
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  December 28, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – December 28, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Foreign Minister Speech At The Belt & Road Forum: Analysis (Silk Road Briefing) Russian President Putin’s Annual Q&A: Key Takeaways For Investors How China Can Become The World’s Top Economy Without Starting a War (Nikkei Asia) Risky Rise: How The CCP And China Has Evolved Under Xi[…..]
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  December 22, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China To Invest US$300 Million In Sri Lanka Based Export-Oriented Tyre Factory

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Sri Lanka announced the first large-scale Chinese investment in manufacturing in the country last week, a US$300-million tyre factory near the Hambantota deep water port on the south-East Coast.
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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[…..]