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Nepal and China ink 12 deals, despite tensions over maps and infrastructure projects
The visit of Nepal’s prime minister to Beijing saw a flurry of bilateral cooperation agreements signed. But no one mentioned China’s controversial new map, and questions remain over the details of China’s infrastructure investment in the landlocked nation.
September 26, 2023 Source: The China Project
BRI at 10: China builds roads to combat its image problem in Central Asia
China wants to “tell its story well,” but is that possible in a region where Sinophobia runs deep?
September 18, 2023 Source: The China Project
The Belt and Road at 10: Revisiting the last decade of China’s landmark foreign policy initiative
The BRI is a complex, catchall brand that covers a diffuse array of strategic goals. But if we were forced to identify one, single driving force behind the Belt and Road Initiative, it would be Chinese state-owned enterprises and their pursuit of revenue.
September 11, 2023 Source: The China Project
Italy wants to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road, but it won’t be easy
Italy was the only G7 country to become a part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative when it joined in 2019. But Rome has signaled it will likely exit the deal, in a move that will likely anger Beijing.
August 16, 2023 Source: The China Project
Political turmoil, separatist violence threaten China’s investments in Pakistan
China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng is in Pakistan talking up cooperation. But Pakistan’s fragile government in Islamabad also has to deal with local resentments at Beijing’s massive infrastructure projects, and its own complicated relationship with Washington.
August 2, 2023 Source: The China Project
Pakistan arrest of anti-China rebel may not protect Belt and Road billions
Gulzar Imam is only one of many armed separatist leaders unhappy at China’s extraction of Balochistan’s natural resources.
July 3, 2023 Source: The China Project
China’s global education strategy and the growing divide between East and West
Western critics of China have put a lot of scrutiny on Confucius Institutes, saying these schools of language and culture create CCP “echo chambers” that disseminate political ideology. But Beijing’s global education strategy is a lot more comprehensive than a network of CIs — and a lot less sinister.
May 26, 2023 Source: The China Project
A weekend of summits: G7 ramps up pressure on China while Xi unveils big plans for Central Asia
G7 leaders and their counterparts from guest nations took a stand to counter China during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Meanwhile, at a separate summit, Xi Jinping announced grand plans to build up China’s engagement in Central Asia.
May 22, 2023 Source: The China Project
Inside China’s lead and zinc mine in Balochistan, Pakistan
A Chinese state-owned company has controlled a lead and zinc mine in Duddar in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province since 2014. The mine gives steady work to some locals, paying around $100 a month, which is good for the impoverished area. Other residents just feel exploited.
March 16, 2023 Source: The China Project
Protest at Chinese-funded projects in Pakistan
The port of Gwadar is once again the scene of protests against Chinese-funded infrastructure. Locals say they are not seeing any benefits and have to endure too many security checkpoints to get around their own town.
December 22, 2022 Source: The China Project
Argentina joins China’s Belt and Road. What are the implications?
Why is the U.S. unhappy with this development? Could Argentina’s entry into the Belt and Road Initiative bring geopolitical tension to Latin America? What can we expect next? Let us explain.
March 4, 2022 Source: The China Project
Middle Eastern countries look to China for infrastructure funding, new technology
Countries in the Middle East, especially Iraq, are a new focus of investment under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a report out of Fudan University said today.
February 2, 2022 Source: The China Project
The China story behind Apple’s $3 trillion valuation with Doug Guthrie
From 2014 to 2019, Doug Guthrie led Apple University’s efforts on leadership and organizational development in China. He speaks to Chris about how Apple’s current success is due in large measure to the deep partnerships the company has in China.
January 7, 2022 Source: The China Project
China to finance counter-terrorism base for Tajikistan
According to new reports, China is going to build a military base in Tajikistan, and take control of another one. There is no official confirmation yet, but the move shows how much Beijing is worrying about instability from Afghanistan.
October 27, 2021 Source: The China Project
Hidden debt and ‘major implementation challenges’ on China’s Belt and Road
A comprehensive report from AidData estimates that $385 billion in debt from Chinese loans have been hidden from official balance sheets, and 35% of China’s Belt and Road projects have “major implementation challenges.”
September 30, 2021 Source: The China Project
Xi Jinping says China ‘will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad’
At the UN General Assembly, China’s leader pledged to end support for coal projects overseas in favor of green and low-carbon energy. But while the single sentence effectively marked the end of coal financing abroad, China continues to build new coal power plants at home.
September 21, 2021 Source: The China Project
EU challenges China’s Belt and Road Initiative with global infrastructure program
It sounds like the name of a frequent flyer program, but the new European initiative, “Global Gateway,” seeks to compete with the BRI by creating “links and not dependencies.” Can a Western “values-based” approach really hope to compete with the cold cash and hard infrastructure capacity from China?
September 16, 2021 Source: The China Project
Has China quit overseas coal financing?
China did not fund any overseas coal projects in the first half of 2021, the International Institute of Green Finance said. This marks a milestone in the greening of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which since its inception in 2013 had included generous funding of coal every year.
July 27, 2021 Source: The China Project
China and the Arab League publish joint statement that showcases Beijing’s growing geopolitical ambitions
China’s reach and influence in the Middle East and North Africa continue to grow.
July 20, 2021 Source: The China Project
China accuses G7 of slander and ‘Cold War thinking’ as Biden emphasizes values
The G7 world leaders concluded their first in-person summit since the beginning of the pandemic by criticizing China over several issues, including human rights. They also agreed to compete with China in infrastructure and vaccine distribution in developing countries.
June 14, 2021 Source: The China Project