More: Belt and Road
China’s BRI and Solomon Islands: Pacific Perspective
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an infrastructure project launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping. BRI was inspired by the ancient Silk...
Israel’s Proposed Canal is not a Threat to China but an Opportunity for Trade Diversification
Dr. Neda Helmy’s recent article in Modern Diplomacy argues that an alternative trade route through Israel, bypassing the Suez Canal, would be detrimental to...
How Gaza’s Displacement Plan Could Shake China’s BRI and Suez via Israel’s Ben Gurion Port
As the war between Hamas and Israel entered its second year, about 85% of Gaza’s population was forced to leave their homes. The Hebrew...
From Silk to Servers: China’s Hidden Power in Southeast Asia as a Fork in the Digital Road
The humid streets of Jakarta have been buzzing with tech excitement ever since the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has set up a large data...
10 Years of CPEC: A Decade of Progress
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a cornerstone of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was initiated by the two countries on July 5, 2013 in...
AIIB Greenlights New Green Logistics Hub in Hubei to advance the Belt and Road Initiative
On Nov.29 the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its approval of a sovereign-backed financing of the Hubei Global Cargo Logistics Project, valued at...
Diplomatic and Geostrategic Risks of Indonesia’s Strengthened Ties with China
The long-standing and intricate diplomatic relationship between China and Indonesia has progressed from political mistrust to economic reliance. China is now Indonesia's biggest trading...
Morocco and China: Unlocking Strategic Opportunities to Enhance Their Partnership
The importance of Sino-Moroccan rapprochement has grown due to the active engagement of Chinese diplomacy and its alignment with Morocco’s stable economic, strategic, and...
The opening up of the Chancay Port in Peru and its role in the Chinese Maritime Silk Road
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Peru in Latin America to inaugurate the new Chinese port project in Chansai, north of Lima, Peru, coincided...
China’s Diplomatic Strategy in Latin America: An Emerging Form of Soft Power
In the recent past, activity of the Chinese diplomatic in the region has extended immensely and therefore the geopolitical architecture in the western hemisphere...