Vladivostok Moving Towards Asia As Demand Increases And FTA Start to Kick In Multilateral Trade Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Far Eastern Economic Forum has just concluded in Vladivostok, with Russian President Vladimir Putin hosting guests Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, Battulga Khaltmaa, the President of[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Singapore is scheduled to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on October 25th, according to Veronika Nikishina, Minister in Charge of Trade of the EAEU at the Far Eastern Economic Forum yesterday afternoon. Speaking at the session “Russia & The EAEU in the Asia Pacific” Nikishina[…..]
Mongolian Bilateral Trade Rises 21% With Russia & 27% With China, As Better Rail Connectivity Is Urged Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia’s State Rail operator RZD will modernize Mongolia’s rail network to develop the country’s transit potential, in an interview with Mongolia’s Udriin Sonin newspaper. He has just[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Indian Prime Minister Modi Looks To Re-Connect India At Far Eastern Economic Forum India’s historic connections with Central Asia have long been curtailed since the 1947 partition of Pakistan, in addition to the constant wars on-going in Afghanistan effectively removing New Delhi from meaningful border connections between the regions. Yet prior[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Belt & Road: Power And Communication (Asia Dialogue) Networking The Belt & Road – The Future Is Digital (Merics) The Emerging Markets In China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Silk Road Briefing) Casting An Eye On The Belt & Road Initiative (Stratfor) China’s Belt & Road Risks Paris Climate[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Productivity In China’s New Developing Supply Chain Still Has Some Way To Go China’s MOFCOM and various news media outlets such as Xinhua, the People’s Daily and Global Times do their bit in both promoting the development of the Belt & Road Initiative and the impact it is having on China[…..]
More Joint Financing as China Looks To Russia To Replace US Produced Trade War Affected Products Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Russia’s VEB Bank, which acts as the National Development Bank, has been stepping up interaction with its Chinese strategic partner the China Development Bank (CDB) to better align the development strategies of the two countries.[…..]
Washington Doesn’t Seem To Realize China & Global Supply Chains Are Sailing Away Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The US-China trade war has dominated the business media for the past two years, however the view from Washington and the Trump administration remains that akin to almost deliberate isolationism. The China-based, US commentators haven’t been much[…..]
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has released its half year figures for 2019 concerning patent filings in Belt and Road countries. The CNIPA is responsible for patent work and comprehensive coordination of the foreign related affairs in the field of Chinese national intellectual property. According to CNIPA, Belt and Road countries saw a “steady[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China Imposes New Tariffs on US Goods From 1st September; ASEAN & BRI Suppliers Now Preferred (China Briefing) With Economy Slowing, Tariffs Hitting, China’s Rust Belt Looks To Belt & Road Initiative (Insurance Journal) China Looks Abroad As Growth Slows, Tariffs Bite (Japan Today) China’s Moves Into Europe[…..]