By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Includes PDF of New Governmental BRI Report: “High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Partnership on Connectivity” On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Meeting of the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation 2021 was held via video link. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed the opening ceremony of the[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How Chinese Financing Is Helping German And US Biotechnology (China Briefing) China Lowers Tariffs On 954 Products From January 1 (China Briefing) Common Prosperity Meets The Belt And Road (Lowy Institute) MERICS Global China Tracker 4 (MERICS) China’s Fengyun Meteorological Satellites Serve Users In 121 Countries And Regions[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis 14.6% Increase In Investments, 33% Increase In China-Europe Container Volumes China’s Ministry of Commerce has just released data for the period January-October this year, stating that China invested US$16.17 billion in 57 belt and road countries, in the year to end October, marking a 14.6% increase from a year earlier. Singapore, Indonesia,[…..]
Iran has signed another agreement with governments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia to set up a transit route between the Persian Gulf and the Black Sea. The deal between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran is one of several that the Iranian government has struck with governments in the region in the past few weeks,[…..]
Georgia’s Civil Aviation Agency has cancelled the operating licence of the Chinese financed MyWay Airlines because it said that it was no longer Georgian majority owned or controlled, and therefore in breach of its national aviation regulations.
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Futuristic Outbound Development Strategy (China Briefing) China Belt And Road Study: CRBI Will Become An Incubator For Future Transportation Nodes (Research & Markets) China Joins The World Logistics Passport (Silk Road Briefing) Recalibrating The Belt And Road Initiative Amidst Deep Uncertainties (Rand) Commercial Investments In The Beijing[…..]
Move To Recognize Beijing Raises Regional Funding Questions For Washington’s ‘Build Back Better World’ By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Nicaragua’s decision to recognize China, establish diplomatic ties with it, and cease its relations with Taiwan give Beijing another foothold in Latin and Central America. With Nicaragua almost certain to sign a Belt and Road MoU with China,[…..]
Several prominent Chinese businesses and trade platforms have joined the World Logistics Passport network, with Memorandum of Understanding being signed with China’s State-owned Fujian Port Group, which joins the freight loyalty program as a Partner. The WLP has also agreed to join the Chinese Silk Road Maritime Alliance and will provide Chinese businesses with faster and[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Chinese invested Colombo Port City and Electric Air Mobility vehicles are showing the way ahead as the Belt and Road Initiative goes new hi-tech The modus operandi for Chinese outbound investment has seen a maturing approach as the country expands its strategic development plans and focuses on the ‘dual circulation’ strategy,[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Transatlantic Tools: Harmonizing US And EU Approaches To China (RHG) Challenging The BRI: Why The US And EU Are Pitching An Alternative To Chinese Hidden Debts (The Week) Building Bridges: The West Finally Gets To Work (CEPA) Cumulative Value Of Trade Between China And BRI Countries Reaches US$14.4[…..]