Belt and Road Initiative

Xi’s recent voyage to Myanmar spotlighted the broader question about whether some key regional states are getting more cautious in responding to Beijing’s initiative.

Is Beijing building a cross-border social engineering system, one software solution at a time?

China is actively looking for partners to show that the BRI is a truly international project, rather than simply a geopolitical expansion plan.

How will the results of Sri Lanka’s 2019 presidential election bear on regional geopolitics?

The new president’s election manifesto pledged to “revisit” the 99 year lease transfer of Hambantota port.

The Pakistani navy is entrenching itself in Gwadar but there is no evidence of the Chinese forces’ presence yet.

The visit marked the highest-level China-Nepal interaction in 23 years.

Across the region, China has made targeted and strategic investments in major renewable energy projects.

The Lao government aspires to gain centrality in the Greater Mekong Subregion via new infrastructure; but at what price?

U.S. President Barack Obama’s former top Asia diplomat discusses the Belt and Road and Japan-South Korea tensions.

Jakarta continues to seek ways to manage the opportunities and challenges stemming from the BRI.