January 26 Highlights Updated daily Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Speech by Xi Jinping Responding To The Covid-19 Crisis In Asia Building Crisis-Resistant Healthcare Systems In A Post Covid World Restoring Economic Growth Building Net-Zero Cities New Pathways To Economic Transformation Developing The Evolution Of Stakeholder Capitalism Resetting Digital Currencies The World Economic Forum is[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Treading A Fine Line In Big Power Rivalries (Menafn) The Next Wave Of Globalization: Asia In The Cockpit (Asia Nikkei) The Right Answer To Xi Jinping Is A One-China Policy (Financial Times) China Transforms Its Foreign Assistance (China.Org) China Should Apply Stricter Standards Along The Belt & Road[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis 34 Asian Foreign Ministers and Representatives discuss Asian integration Focus on science, education, technology, and integration to deal with regional and global challenges Renewed focus on trade and cross border cooperations The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) held its 17th Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday, January 21st, hosted virtually by Turkish Foreign[…..]
Complimentary 28 page PDF Singapore’s United Overseas Bank has funded a report written by the Hong Kong University Institute For Emerging Markets titled ‘The Belt & Road Initiative In ASEAN’. It deals with the regional economic integration between China, Hong Kong, and the ASEAN nations of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Cool trains. European integration. A revived classic brand. Eco-friendly, carbon neutral. What’s not to like? A new report, titled “Hop on the train: A Rail Renaissance for Europe” has been issued by the combined efforts of Germany’s Germanwatch, Poland’s Civil Affairs Institute, France Nature Environment, the Eco-union in Spain and the pan-European[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China this year has placed its Belt and Road Initiative at the very heart of its Foreign Policy in updating its Foreign Aid Programme, re-stating it is a core pillar of its foreign trade for 2021.
The resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict opens up the South Caucasus Improves trade and interconnectivity links between Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Central Asia and India Armenian businesses need to reposition their political and market access Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China Places The Belt And Road Initiative At The Heart Of Its Foreign Policy (Silk Road Briefing) What Does A New White Paper Tell Us About China’s International Aid? (The Diplomat) What The West Gets Wrong About China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Nikkei Asia) Belt And Road Weekly[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis A post-Brexit Britain has not at present been able to secure many trade agreements in Asia, while political differences have developed concerning China. This diplomatic and trade gap become especially apparent with the EU agreeing a Bilateral Investment Treaty with Beijing at the end of last month.
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s State Council Information Office has issued a White Paper: “China’s International Development Cooperation in the New Era.” Replaces previous announcements and upgrades the entire Foreign Aid Policy