More: Belt and Road
How China’s BRI changed the world over the past decade
China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 as a sizable infrastructure development initiative to connect Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient...
Charting a green Belt and Road
Initially conceived as the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Belt...
Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East: Boosting Connectivity and Promoting Economic Growth
In the Middle East area, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which China first put forth in 2013, has seen substantial growth. Through this...
China refused to invite “some leaders of developed countries” for the Belt and Road Forum
Europe is "avoiding" participation in the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) to be held later this year in China, with...
Italy’s BRI Journey (Dis)Continues?
In March 2019, when China's President Xi Jinping visited Italy, the Italian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China regarding its Belt and...
The benefits for the EU stemming from the decade-long Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, Silk Road) in 2013, and more than one hundred and sixty countries have...
The era of open commerce is over: Who will dominate the deglobalised world?
Belt and Road is China’s version of globalization. Belt and Road came at the end of a distinct period in modern economic history –...
Chinese military naval bases in Africa and US-Indian naval influence around the world
Chinese military analysts studied the scenarios of China's foreign bases after the launch of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, and all...
West Asia: An Emerging Arena of China-US Geopolitical Contest
West Asia is fast emerging as a new arena of China-US strategic competition. Chinese policy of ‘Partnership Diplomacy’ across the geopolitical divides in the...
Gulf – Central Asia Summit and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
A popular proverb in the Chinese Shaanxi Province says: “He who sows diligently reaps gold”, as the Central Asian saying goes, “He who sows...