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The Belt and Road backlash

EUROMONEY 7 January 2019 by ELLIOT WILSON It is the first great development project of the 21st century and maybe the greatest of all time. China’s...

Africa: Why Djibouti’s China debt is raising the alarm

EUROMONEY 7 January 2019 by CHRIS WRIGHT Djibouti’s access to the sea means transportation accounts for 70% of the national economy Euromoney is standing...

China Preparing to Take Over Kenya’s Main Port?

THE TRUMPET 3 January 2018 by JEREMIAH JACQUES Chinese workers stand at the construction site of Standard Gauge Railway during the Presidential Inspection...

Chinese Investment in Africa: A Blessing or A Curse?

CHARGED AFFAIRS 26 November 2018 by CONNOR COLLINS The 21st Century has seen an explosion in the growth of Chinese foreign investment. The Middle Kingdom...

India, China and the Growing Salience of the Indian Ocean

FUTURE DIRECTIONS 21 November 2018 by LINDSAY HUGHES Background At a time when international attention is focussed on the Trump-Xi power plays, other developments in its immediate neighbourhood have equally captured New Delhi’s attention. In the Maldives, the opposition leader, Ibrahim Solih, won the general election, which was conducted on 23 September, and was sworn...

Are China’s cheap loans to poor nations a development boost or a debt trap?

ABC NEWS 16 November 2018 by SEAN MANTESSO China is in the midst of a rapid push to gain economic and political ascendancy across the globe — and it...

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...