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  February 17, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Foreign Investment Opportunities For International Belt and Road Project Operational Contractors

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Shortage of management and operational skills China is now having to provide project in addition to policy financing Opportunities for foreign banks, operational contractors and management training institutes to get involved
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  February 16, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Opportunities, Risks & Potential Within the Belt & Road Initiative 2021

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  China has placed its Belt and Road Initiative at the heart of its Foreign Policy, placing it at the center of its updated Foreign Aid Programme and re-stating it is a core pillar of its foreign trade policies. This comes after years of media criticism about China’s intentions, concerning the imposition[…..]
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  February 15, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Managing Pitfalls When Handling Belt & Road Initiative Project Contracts

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Dezan Shira & Associates  Important that negotiators have China business experience  Political egos can interfere with good business practice  Numerous issues to consider on a multilateral level
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  February 15, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – February 15, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How Chinese Infrastructure Is Changing The Planet (Salon) The Belt And Road Initiative: Investments In 2021 And Future Outlook (Silk Road Briefing) Five Things To Watch In 2021 (Reconnecting Asia) Competing With China’s Digital Silk Road (CSIS) “It’s About The Brown Man, And The Yellow Man, And The[…..]
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  February 12, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  “It’s About the Brown Man, And the Yellow Man, And the White Man Is on the Way Out.” Asia Versus the West

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  That crudely put, yet arresting headline is a quote from ‘The White Tiger‘ a new film from about how the Asian working class is fighting its way up to a dominant global position, especially in India. Based on the Booker Prize winning novel by Aravind Adiga, it’s premise is unusual, in[…..]
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  February 10, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China-CEEC February 9 2021 Summit: Xi Jinping Speech – Highlights & Analysis

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  China wants to buy US$170 billion worth goods from CEEC countries in next five years.   China-CEEC bilateral trade up 85% in past nine years to US$103.45 billion in 2020 Encourages increased connectivity, and blockchain technologies Huge opportunities to supply agriculture to China 
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  February 9, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Belt & Road Initiative: Investments in 2021 and Future Outlook

  Op/Ed by Sofia Baruzzi  The Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”) comprises a Silk Road Economic Belt – a trans-continental passage that links China with South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Russia, and Europe by land – and a 21st century Maritime Silk Road, a sea route connecting China’s coastal regions with South East and[…..]
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  February 8, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – February 8, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Wang Yi Calls For Giving New Impetus To The Belt & Road Initiative (CGTN) Beijing Sets A New Course (Chatham House)  The Problems Of Calculating Influence: The Story Of The Belt & Road Initiative (Strife)  To Be A True Climate Leader, China Should Commit To Clean Energy On[…..]
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  February 5, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Belt And Road Initiative’s First Electric Vehicle

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The Italian auto engineering and design startup, Silk EV has just announced a Joint Venture with China’s FAW and will be producing an electric hypercar. It is the first BRI investment dealing with electric vehicles. Italy joined the BRI in 2019.
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  February 3, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Five MENA Belt And Road Projects Foreign Investors Should Be Aware Of

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Middle-East & North Africa’s Five Primary BRI Projects  Region has 60% Oil and 45% Global Reserves  US$10 billion Construction Projects Proceeding