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    Syria Joins China’s Belt And Road Initiative

    Syria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the country is seeking post-war reconstruction. The signing took place at Syria’s Planning and International Cooperation Commission in Damascus and was attended by Fadi Khalil, the head of the commission, and Feng Biao, China’s ambassador to Syria.

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    Wang Yi’s Meeting With Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

    China is becoming frustrated with autocratic Governments who are not delivering cash flow returns on BRI project investments On the surface, China has stated it is ready to take its relations with Sri Lanka to a “new level” and deepen a strategic partnership seeking out common development paths, Foreign Minister Wang Yi had said after[…..]

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    China Looking For Free Trade Agreement With Gulf Cooperation Council

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Significant breakthroughs expected in trade, infrastructure and RMB internationalization. China has been the largest export market for GCC countries since 2012 and is the main oil and commercial partner to the GCC. China has upgraded relations with all of them to ‘strategic economic partnerships’ and all have joined the Belt and Road[…..]

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    China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi Visits Eritrea, Kenya & Comoros: Report & Analysis

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis   China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been on his traditional New Year visit to Africa, just one year after Africa united as a Free Trade Area under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which permits the duty-free sourcing and combining of African manufactured components and products into a finished item[…..]

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    Morocco Upgrades China’s Belt And Road Initiative Financing & Investment Agreements

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Morocco’s access to AfCFTA means Chinese export manufacturing in the country will boom Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ning Jizhe, the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese National Commission for Reform and Development (NCRD), have signed (during a videoconference) an MoU titled the ‘Implementation Plan on Jointly Building the Belt and Road Initiative between Morocco[…..]

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    China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – January 10 2022

    Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How Is RCEP Likely To Impact On China’s Belt And Road Initiative? (Silk Road Briefing) B3W-A Viable Alternative To BRI? (Khabarhub) Europe’s Trade Czar Walks Line Between U.S. and China (WSJ) Global Reach: China Expands Port And Military Base Network To Boost Commerce, Clout (Washington Times) China’s Soaring[…..]

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    Iran Gives Go-Ahead For Ardebil Free Trade Zone On Border With Azerbaijan

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Opportunities for opening up to consumer markets in Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Russia Akbar Behnamju, the Governor of Iran`s Northern Ardabil Province has said that the Iranian government have approved the long-awaited Ardabil Free Trade Zone near the border with Azerbaijan. The project had been delayed due to bilateral political differences and[…..]

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    Lithuania’s Rum Deal

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Taiwan steps in to buy China-blacklisted Lithuanian Rum – but Lithuania doesn’t grow sugar cane. So, what exactly has Taiwan purchased?  At the frankly bizarre spectrum of the Lithuania-China dispute comes the news that Taiwan, its new ‘Chinese’ best friend, has agreed to buy 20,400 bottles of ‘Lithuanian Rum’ that China had[…..]

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    How Is RCEP Likely To Impact On China’s Belt And Road Initiative?

    Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru & Turkey all have reasons to be looking at their RCEP nations Free Trade Agreements By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest regional free trade agreement covering the world’s largest population, became effective on January 1, 2022. The RCEP trade bloc[…..]

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    Unlocking US Sanctions: China Signs Construction & Energy Deals With Cuba

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Beijing is slowly unpicking Washington’s foreign policy, sanction by sanction, country by country.   Sometimes, you just have to be patient. Cuba, the Caribbean nation long a thorn in the side of the United States since Fidel Castro took control of the island against US wishes, has managed to get around crippling US[…..]

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