CPEC: The devil is not in the details
The first outgoing shipment of containers carrying Chinese goods departed from Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. The media event
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Football, oil, and roads to influence
China is aligning its football investments with a strategy to secure West Asian minerals. Its ‘One Belt, One Road’ project
Read moreEurope Finally Wakes Up To The New Silk Road, And This Could Be Big
“They humiliated me a year ago,” began Karl Gheysen, the then-CEO of the Khorgos Gateway dry port on the Kazakh/China
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China, Iran, and ‘One Belt, One Road’
Will Iran become drawn into China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ orbit in Pakistan? Last week, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun
Read moreLatvia to join Belt and Road Initiative
Latvia became on Friday the first country in the Baltic Sea area to sign a memorandum of understanding to link
Read moreNext stop the Red Sea: Ethiopia opens Chinese-built railway to Djibouti
With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of shiny new trains has begun plying a new route from the
Read moreAndrew Robb under fire for pushing China’s One Belt One Road policy
Former trade minister Andrew Robb, who has been criticised for taking a job with Darwin Port owners Landbridge, led a
Read more‘ONE BELT, ONE ROAD’ AND HUNDREDS OF HIGHWAYS
A few weeks ago, China opened on its territory a nearly 1,000-mile long highway in the northern parts of the
Read moreChina and Sri Lankan Set to Finalize Agreements For Hambantota Port Phase 2
Last week, Sri Lanka’s finance minister, Ravi Karunanayake, announced that Sri Lanka would sell an 80 percent stake in Hambantota
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