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Tag: Belt and Road Initiative

Posted inPakistan

Chinese power loans fueling a debt trap in Pakistan

by FM Shakil February 23, 2021February 25, 2021

PESHAWAR – Pakistan is the latest nation struggling to repay Chinese loans extended under the Belt and Road Initiative, with indications emerging that Islamabad will soon seek to reschedule as much as $22 billion in outstanding power sector credits. In recent years Chinese loans have fueled a massive buildout of Pakistan’s power generation, financing that […]

Posted inOpinion

Poland risks squandering warm ties with China

by Adriel Kasonta February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Posted inPakistan

Huawei digitally connects Pakistan beyond India’s reach

by FM Shakil February 15, 2021February 19, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

Myanmar coup infused with geopolitical intrigue

by MK Bhadrakumar February 9, 2021February 12, 2021
Posted inMyanmar

China the geopolitical winner of Myanmar’s coup

by Bertil Lintner February 4, 2021February 9, 2021
Posted inEssay

China’s politics as war by other means

by Francesco Sisci February 4, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inPakistan

China’s Pakistan investments a double-edged sword

by FM Shakil February 2, 2021February 5, 2021
Posted inAT+

Xi, Putin make the case for win-win vs zero-sum

by Pepe Escobar February 2, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inAT+, United States

Trump’s not-so-secret plan for containing China

by Pepe Escobar January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
Posted inPakistan

Meet the militants chasing China out of Pakistan

by FM Shakil January 11, 2021January 14, 2021
Posted inPakistan

China slowly retreating from Pakistan’s Belt and Road

by FM Shakil December 26, 2020December 31, 2020
Posted inCrime

Why the US bit back at China’s ‘Broken Tooth’

by Bertil Lintner December 12, 2020December 15, 2020
Posted inAT+

Belt and Road paranoia will rumble on under Biden

by Pepe Escobar December 9, 2020December 12, 2020
Posted inAustralia

Australia limits state, university ties with China

by AT Contributor December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Posted inAT+

Malaysia looks high, China hides Low

by Nile Bowie December 2, 2020December 28, 2020
Posted inPakistan

China quietly fuels India and Pakistan’s next conflict

by FM Shakil November 25, 2020November 28, 2020
Posted inPakistan

China’s Belt and Road going nowhere fast in Pakistan

by FM Shakil November 11, 2020November 14, 2020
Posted inAT+

A vote for Suu Kyi is a vote for China in Myanmar

by Rory Wallace November 6, 2020November 12, 2020
Posted inOpinion

US doing its best to lock China out of Latin America

by Vijay Prashad November 4, 2020November 4, 2020
Posted inSoutheast Asia

What a Biden win would mean for Southeast Asia

by David Hutt October 29, 2020November 2, 2020

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