Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

China’s Belt And Road Initiative: Reshaping The Global And Regional Orders

POLITICAL INSIGHTS 9 November 2018 by CLAYTON CHENEY China’s One Belt One Road Initiative has gained ground over the past two years, especially after the collapse of the TransPacific Partnership. Clayton Cheney provides an in-depth analysis of the economic development initiative and its impact globally and regionally. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—also known...

Sri Lanka’s first Ambassador to Djibouti presents his credentials

COLOMBO GAZETTE 9 November 2018                       The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Ethiopia and Permanent...

View: Who should be afraid of the Belt and Road? China

THE ECONOMIC TIMES 2 November 2018 by NISID HAJARI Five years after Xi announced his Silk Road plans, the program still has plenty of boosters — especially...

Europe must retain united front as #Chinese expansionism intensifies

EUREPORTER 31 October 2018 by COLIN STEVENS With China pouring ever more cash into European infrastructure, time is of the essence for the EU to finalize...

Debunking the view of China as new imperial power

THE STAR ONLINE 24 October 2018 by  DR CHANDRA MUZAFFAR Is China a new imperial power threatening some of the developing economies in Asia and Africa? This is a perception that is being promoted by certain China watchers in universities and think tanks mainly in the West, various politicians and by a segment of the global NGO community. The peddlers of this perception...

Caution, Cancellations, Protests as Concerns Grow on China’s Belt and Road

VOANEWS 15 oCTOBER by JOYCE HUANG, BILL IDE FILE – Work in progress at the site of Pakistan China Silk Road in Haripur, Pakistan, Dec. 22, 2017....

Chinese Investments to Boost Trade Come as U.S. Commercial Shipping in Decline

USNI NEWS 3 October 2018 by JOHN GRADY Chinese sailors watch a People’s LIberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo China, through...

The sad similarity between Sri Lanka, Zambia and now Djibouti that best exemplifies China’s ‘debt trap’ diplomacy

BUSINESS INSIDER 11 September 2018 One such African country that is exhibiting all the red flag signals of going Sri Lankan and now Zambian way is Djibouti. Chinese...

China Expands Military Base in Djibouti, Seen as Competing With US Interests in Region

THE EPOCH TIMES 11 September 2018 Chinese military personnel attending the opening ceremony of China’s new military base in Djibouti on Aug. 1,...

For African Countries, China Forum Provides Shot at Better Deals

VOA  NEWS 31  August 2018 WASHINGTON — When African leaders meet next week in Beijing for the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, they’ll...