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  April 8, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Exactly 50% Of the Countries Invited to US President Biden’s Climate Change Summit Are from the Belt & Road Initiative

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis 20 of the 40 Invitations are to BRI signatories Potential policy change for US engagement rather than detachment over global infrastructure and climate needs. Follows rancorous meetings with China in Alaska Whether by accident or design, the Virtual Summit to which US President Joe Biden has invited 40 of the world’s[…..]
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  April 7, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Resolve 30-Year-Old Border Dispute, Territories Being Exchanged

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to resolve their border dispute, which dates back 30 years to 1991 and the breakup of the Soviet Union. The resolution comes as the entire Central Asian region is preparing for greater Asian connectivity. It is almost certain that China will have had some role to[…..]
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  April 6, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  RCEP Foreign Ministers Meet China’s Foreign Minister in Fujian: Reports & Analysis

  Op/By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea Hold Individual Discussions   Australia and New Zealand’s Membership Of Five Eyes Puts RCEP Trade Participation In Doubt  East Asia To Be The Hub Of Global Trade Growth
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  April 5, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  New Complimentary Guide: Identifying Opportunities Within the Belt & Road Initiative

  Dezan Shira & Associates, the Asian focused foreign investment practice, have released a guidebook written by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the practice Chairman and long-term Asia hand. The guide, “Identifying Opportunities Within the Belt & Road Initiative” comprises 142 pages and differs from most other BRI publications by breaking down the legal, tax and financial structures making[…..]
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  April 4, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – April 05, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion New Complimentary Book: Identifying Opportunities Within The Belt & Road Initiative (Dezan Shira & Associates) A New Global Paradigm With China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative (Research & Markets) Maritime Silk Road Research Is Published (Shine) Competing With China: Lessons From The Belt & Road (CFR) With The[…..]
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  April 1, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  What’s in the United States Belt & Road Plan? A US$3 Trillion Spend on its Own Infrastructure, or is There More?

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Last week, the US President Joe Biden stated that the United States would be launching its own version of China’s Belt & Road Initiative, saying that in a call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “I suggested we should have, essentially, a similar initiative, pulling from the democratic states, helping those communities[…..]
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  March 30, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Visit to the Middle East

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Full reports and analysis from Wang’s visits to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman US$400 billion Cooperation Agreement signed with Iran
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  March 29, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Suez Canal Alternative: The International North-South Transportation Corridor

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  While the Suez Canal has been blocked the past week, affecting up to US$30 billion worth of goods and creating massive logistics headaches, questions are being asked about future blockage scenarios and mitigation against the worst impacts. In fact, one option is already coming onstream – the International North-South Transportation Corridor[…..]
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  March 29, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – March 29, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion New Map Of The Belt & Road Initiative (Clingendael) China’s Belt & Road Initiative Explained (Grunge) China’s Belt & Road Initiative In Action: Economic, Social & Political Impact (US-China Institute) China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Colonialism With Chinese Characteristics? (Morning Star) Countries In China’s Belt & Road Initiative:[…..]
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  March 26, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  A US$200 Billion China Russia Trade Deal On The Cards?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  With Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi this week, there has been much talk of ‘increased cooperation’ and joint efforts at pushing back against perceived United States global trade bullying.