More: China
North Korea’s future international relations
Rumors are
rife in world diplomacy circles that the United States wanted to force the hand
in the recent talks with North Korea held in Hanoi...
Gwadar: A Gateway
Gwadar means “Air Passage or Gateway” in
the local language, it is the most important city under the China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC). It is natural deep...
How Nuclear Techniques Help Feed China
With 19% of the world’s population but only 7% of its
arable land, China is in a bind: how to feed its growing and increasingly
affluent...
Boao Forum, Belt & Road and East Asian Politics
The Boao
Forum for Asia (BFA), which was formed in 2001, and manages to draw top world leaders, heads of multilateral
institutions, and academics has been...
Japan’s quiet geo-economic rise
In the
turbulent world politics involving extensive international coverage, stable and
humdrum Japan does not have much of a presence. Yet, Japan is the world’s
largest creditor...
Squaring the circle: US challenges China on Xinjiang
A draft US resolution that would designate a Pakistani
militant as a global terrorist threatens to be China’s, and possibly Pakistan’s
showdown at the OK Corral....
Another look at China’s involvement in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: David Bénazéraf and Yilun Yan*
Chinese companies have significantly enhanced their engagement in Africa
over the last 20 years, covering a wide range of sectors,...
A Great Khan in Italy
On March
23, Mandarin Xi and the government led by Giuseppe Conte signed a memorandum that
sealed the entry into Italy, in the heart of Western...
Chinese Flags over Europe?
As
President Xi Jinping wraps up his week-long tour of Europe, his first overseas
visit of the year, he seems to have left a growing sense...
Balochistan: A powder keg at a geopolitical crossroads
Balochistan should be oozing with optimism as Chinese and Saudi
investment pours into the troubled Pakistani province. It is not. Instead,
Balochistan, a key node in...