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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
No, China Doesn’t Think Decades Ahead in Its Diplomacy
By Andreea Brînză
China’s foreign policy reflects short or medium term planning, far from the myth of generational or centennial timelines.
Andrew Small on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s Return to the Shadows
By Catherine Putz
“CPEC has been a chastening experience for China in the context of the BRI.”
COVID-19: The Nail in the Coffin of China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
By Lee YingHui
Rejigging the BRI to focus on soft infrastructure projects in the digital and health sectors could help rejuvenate the initiative in a post-COVID world.
China’s Top Diplomat Checks in on Myanmar Projects
By Sebastian Strangio
Yang Jiechi's visit is a sign of the complications China faces in advancing its strategic interests in Myanmar.
New Australian Foreign Policy Legislation Stresses Consistency
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra is set to introduce legislation giving the federal government a veto over state and territory deals with foreign governments.
With Latest Sanctions, US Casts a Shadow Over China’s Belt and Road
By Shannon Tiezzi
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) was targeted over its South China Sea island-building. But the firm is also a crucial player in the BRI.
Pandemics, Politics, and Principles: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia in a Time of Crisis
By Andrew Rosser, Kate Macdonald and Ken Setiawan
Despite obstacles, the business and human rights agenda has gained some traction in the region.
Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Strategic? Perhaps Not.
By Abhijnan Rej
Beijing’s BRI experience with Modi’s India shows a lack of feel for shifting sands.
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Transport Corridor Stretches Further Into China
By Umida Hashimova
The transport corridor is in use and has great potential, but the middle section through Kyrgyzstan still transports cargo via trucks and not railcars.
Manila: From Galleons to the Belt and Road
By Ian Morley
Manila is rich with cultural heritage at risk of destruction amid a push to develop.
Overseas Gambling Ventures a Lucky Strike for China’s Power Projection
By Hugh Harsono
How overseas gambling enterprises double as power projection tools for China.
US Weighs in on Australia’s BRI Controversy Amid State and Federal Divide
By Joshua Mcdonald
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo inserted himself into an ongoing dispute between the Australian federal government and the state of Victoria over China’s BRI.