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BRI
March 31, 2020
China-Laos Relations in Focus with New Railway Project Milestone
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The kicking off of track laying work spotlighted the development of a key infrastructure project within the bilateral relationship.
October 12, 2019
High Expectations as China’s Xi Lands in Nepal
By Peter Gill
The first Chinese leader to visit Nepal since 1996, Xi’s trip carries with it high expectations and geopolitical undertones.
June 07, 2019
Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Undermining Human Rights?
By Abbas Faiz
The BRI has provided much-needed development, but it has also generated more authoritarianism.
May 23, 2019
Xi Goes to Rome: Course-Correction for China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
By Jeff M. Smith and Fabio Van Loon
Italy would have been better served showing solidarity with Europe and negotiating with China from a position of strength.
May 15, 2019
Southeast Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the dynamics behind the subregion’s continued management of the opportunities and challenges within the evolving initiative.
May 09, 2019
How Can Indonesia Manage Its Concerns About BRI Investments?
By Dikanaya Tarahita and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Jakarta may welcome, and need, Chinese investment; but it needs to mitigate the risks.
May 07, 2019
What’s in China’s New Belt and Road Recalibration?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Though Beijing’s attempt to adjust its BRI approach is notable, the actual extent and impact of this recalibration remains to be seen.
May 04, 2019
What Does the Second Belt and Road Forum Say About the Health of China’s Initiative?
By Ankit Panda
The second Belt and Road Forum took place in a more challenging environment than the first.
April 24, 2019
Halal Tourism on the Rise in Asia, Just Not in China
By Betsy Joles
As Beijing connects to the world's largest Muslim markets, its attention to halal tourism lags behind Taiwan's efforts.
April 08, 2019
Are the European Union and China Systemic Rivals?
By Dingding Chen and Junyang Hu
They need not be, but competition is on the rise between them.
March 29, 2019
China’s Belt and Road: A Reality Check
By Richard Boucher
The Belt and Road makes China a player, but not the biggest nor the most dominant, in the game of international finance.
February 28, 2019
How Far Does the China Belt and Road ‘Pushback’ Really Go?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While the BRI has no doubt suffered serious setbacks, one should be wary about overestimating or misreading them.
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