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  February 21, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – February 22, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Opportunities, Risks & Potential Within The Belt & Road Initiative 2021 (Silk Road Briefing) Foreign Investment Opportunities For International Belt & Road Project Operational Contractors (Silk Road Briefing) An American Belt & Road Initiative? (Wall Street Journal) China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (CSS) Not All Roads Lead To[…..]
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  February 19, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  New High-Speed Egyptian Rail To Link Red & Mediterranean Seas

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  New rail link not part of BRI but links to BRI projects Example of international cooperation with Belt & Road Initiative Egypt is part of AfCFTA which began January 1 and promotes free trade throughout Africa.
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  February 18, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Using Paris Club Creditor Methods To Extend Debt Treatment For Belt and Road Initiative Repayment Holidays

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Kenya BRI debt renegotiated for 6 year term Payments immediately suspended until June 2021 Expected Nairobi – Naivasha rail travel revenues have dried up due to Covid China following and offering better terms than Western creditors 
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  February 17, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Foreign Investment Opportunities For International Belt and Road Project Operational Contractors

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Shortage of management and operational skills China is now having to provide project in addition to policy financing Opportunities for foreign banks, operational contractors and management training institutes to get involved
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  February 16, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Opportunities, Risks & Potential Within the Belt & Road Initiative 2021

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  China has placed its Belt and Road Initiative at the heart of its Foreign Policy, placing it at the center of its updated Foreign Aid Programme and re-stating it is a core pillar of its foreign trade policies. This comes after years of media criticism about China’s intentions, concerning the imposition[…..]
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  February 15, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Managing Pitfalls When Handling Belt & Road Initiative Project Contracts

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Dezan Shira & Associates  Important that negotiators have China business experience  Political egos can interfere with good business practice  Numerous issues to consider on a multilateral level
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  February 15, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – February 15, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How Chinese Infrastructure Is Changing The Planet (Salon) The Belt And Road Initiative: Investments In 2021 And Future Outlook (Silk Road Briefing) Five Things To Watch In 2021 (Reconnecting Asia) Competing With China’s Digital Silk Road (CSIS) “It’s About The Brown Man, And The Yellow Man, And The[…..]
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  February 12, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  “It’s About the Brown Man, And the Yellow Man, And the White Man Is on the Way Out.” Asia Versus the West

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  That crudely put, yet arresting headline is a quote from ‘The White Tiger‘ a new film from about how the Asian working class is fighting its way up to a dominant global position, especially in India. Based on the Booker Prize winning novel by Aravind Adiga, it’s premise is unusual, in[…..]
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  February 10, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China-CEEC February 9 2021 Summit: Xi Jinping Speech – Highlights & Analysis

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  China wants to buy US$170 billion worth goods from CEEC countries in next five years.   China-CEEC bilateral trade up 85% in past nine years to US$103.45 billion in 2020 Encourages increased connectivity, and blockchain technologies Huge opportunities to supply agriculture to China 
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  February 9, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Belt & Road Initiative: Investments in 2021 and Future Outlook

  Op/Ed by Sofia Baruzzi  The Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”) comprises a Silk Road Economic Belt – a trans-continental passage that links China with South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Russia, and Europe by land – and a 21st century Maritime Silk Road, a sea route connecting China’s coastal regions with South East and[…..]