Moves come after Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agree to drop objections following regional security concerns in Afghanistan Iran is finally set to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to drop their objections. Iran had originally applied to join in 2006 and 2015, however with the country like landlocked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan[…..]
Proposed Railway is first in Mindanao and will eventually become a 1,530km circular island route The Philippines’ Department of Transport has announced that the proposed Mindanao rail line, the first rail project outside the Philippines main Luzon Island, is to be developed in a joint venture between China Railway Design and Guangzhou Wanan Construction Supervision. The entire[…..]
US and NATO military departure turning into a regional human catastrophe With security in Afghanistan worsening by the day, authorities in Central Asia have started constructing camps for the thousands of refugees that they expect to flee over the border to escape the Taliban.
By Pathik Hasan For decades now India has made requests to Pakistan concerning the provision of overland transit facilities to markets in Iran and beyond, in return for the millions of dollars Islamabad would earn in transit fees. Pakistan has never agreed.
By MD Pathik Hasan The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a 7,200km long multi-mode transport project for moving freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine. It is a strategic significant connectivity project in Central Asia and Europe. It is a not a new concept,[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Genesis And Development (Eurasia Review) What Is The BRI For? (CGTN) Analysis Of “One Belt One Road” (Modern Diplomacy) China: The Great Middle-Man Services Developer (Silk Road Briefing) The Competitive Infrastructure Market Of The Indo-Pacific (ISPI Online) B3W And BRI In LAC –[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s Overseas Sovereign Debt Financing Is Built On Sound Financial Principles & Debt Repackaging Strategies The Financial Times has reported on China’s overseas lending for the period 2008-2019, in an article titled “The Terms Of China’s Massive Loan Spree.” The report was based on data provided by two US based think-tanks who have[…..]
Discussing the Belt and Road Initiative, Christopher Devonshire-Ellis, Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, provided a comprehensive overview which included China and Hong Kong zero tariff trade agreements, preferential treatments for Hong Kong investments into China, and other areas. —
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Potential Reconstruction of Afghanistan discussed China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi met with a Taliban delegation in Tianjin on Sunday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The meeting is unusual as the Taliban are not (yet) the official Government in the country and are currently fighting official Afghan forces and Government in the country.[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Belt And Road Initiative Moves From Infrastructure Build To Cash Flow Generator Back in March 2013, I wrote an article ‘China: The Great Infrastructure Developer‘ which described what China was doing as concerns building road, rail, and ports across Asia. That article appeared before the ‘Belt And Road Initiative’ as a specific policy was[…..]