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    US ‘Summit for Democracy’ Guest List Sets Global Divisions

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  It’s the countries not invited that have the real questions. We examine who’s in and who’s out The US State Department has issued a guest list of countries and regions that are invitees to its ‘Summit For Democracy‘ which will be held as a virtual meeting, hosted by US President Joe Biden[…..]

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    Are China’s Belt And Road Investments Slowing Down?

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Billions of dollars of new investment are still going into the BRI – it’s just not going into construction. However its good news for tech investors An interesting, well researched article by the Global Construction Review, titled “Investment Slows As China Tightens Its Belt & Road Initiative” has just been published, citing ‘data[…..]

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    China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – November 22 2021

    Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion 👍 BRI Positive The Belt And Road: An Initiative For Common Prosperity (CGTN) A Guide To Belt And Road Cooperation (CGTN)! Globalink: Belt And Road Pathway To A Brighter Future (TelesureEnglish) China To Meet Challenges Of The Belt And Road Initiative (Reuters) BRI And China Aid Data Deliberately[…..]

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    Chinese Consumers Are Buying Into The Italian Lifestyle

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Years ago, when I was a yacht broker based in Athens, a friend and I sailed from the island of Corfu to the Bay of Naxos in Sicily. We didn’t have much money, but we knew how to have a good time. One evening, having visited a nightclub about 10km away from[…..]

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    Samjiyon: North Korea’s Newest Ski Resort

    International tourism can be expected by 2024 By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been in the news this week making a rare public appearance at the town of Samjiyon, close to the border with China’s Jilin Province. While much of the Western media commentary was full of barbs criticizing his dress sense[…..]

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    Aligning China’s Belt And Road Initiative International Green Development Coalition With The 2030 UNSDG Goals

    A China-led effort, the greening of the Belt and Road Initiative involves development projects aligned with the 2030 UNSDG goals that also present climate action-positive investment opportunities. Since it was first proposed in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has taken on many forms. A clear-eyed strategy to connect Asia with Africa and Europe[…..]

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    British Government Rejects Claims Of Genocide In Xinjiang And Imposing Sanctions On China

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The British Government issued a formal response yesterday (November 14) to the Foreign Affairs Committee’s report into Xinjiang. When such reports are published the Government has 60 days to provide a reply, either accepting or rejecting the recommendations put before them. This mechanism acts as a bellwether concerning current thinking towards policy[…..]

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    China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – November 15 2021

    Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion The Role Of Chinese SOEs In The BRI (Pakistan Daily Times) China Opportunities: The Transformation Of Logistics (China.Org) China Wants To Own Shipping’s Digital Operating System (Maritime Executive) China’s Growing Military Capabilities Are A Threat (Cleveland) Is China Rebranding The BRI? (The Hindu) Belt & Road Investor Intelligence[…..]

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    Work On The TAPI Central Asia Pipeline Resumes Under the Taliban

    By Pathik Hasan The construction work of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is resuming on the Afghanistan section. It is a regional connectivity project for supplying gas from Turkmenistan to India’s Punjab to fulfill regional demand, and is a significant initiative proposed by the Asian Development Bank and currently involving four regional countries. In part, it[…..]

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    Bangladesh’s Mega Projects Are Projecting The Country To Be A Major Asian 2022 Tiger Economy

    Bangladesh is becoming an ASEAN+1 By Chris Devonshire-Ellis & Pathik Hasan Bangladesh’s ability to both attract and invest capital into its infrastructure needs has massively increased during the past two-three years with global investors looking at the country as a solid investment. The country sits between ASEAN and the India-Centric SAARC, provides Himalayan and China[…..]

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