Belt and Road Initiative – Page 27 – Asia Times

People wave Chinese and British flags at the departure of a freight train transporting containers from the UK on April 10, 2017, en route to Yiwu in China's Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP / Isabel Infantes

Australia, China, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s soft and sharp power, and ‘information warfare’

by Joseph S. Nye January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

New rules hope to bring more cross-border RMB transactions

by Asia Times staff January 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, (L) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing on December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

China mediates between Pakistan and Afghanistan

by Sabena Siddiqui January 4, 2018

A Chinese worker shows a bottle of crude oil sampled from the oil pipe at the terminal of the China-Russia oil pipeline in Daqing city. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Russia, World

New pipeline could double China’s crude imports from Russia

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

CPN-UML chairman Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (left) shakes hands with the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, during a news conference in Kathmandu on December 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka

New Nepal government to face tough foreign policy challenges

by Kamal Dev Bhattarai January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees reach the Bangladeshi side of the Naf river in Palang Khali after crossing the from Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Dhaka finds itself at crossroads of global, internal affairs

by Khalid Ibn Muneer January 1, 2018

Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Photo: Reuters / Simon Dawson

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Israel, Middle East, Shanghai, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

West goes back to the future, apart from Brexit Britain

by Richard Cook December 30, 2017February 18, 2020

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy soldiers patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

China advances, US retreats in SEAsia

by Richard Javad Heydarian December 28, 2017February 18, 2020

(L to R) Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a joint news conference after the 1st China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing, China, December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

China says CPEC extention to Afghanistan not directed at India

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, (L) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing on December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Beijing complicates Washington’s Afghan strategy

by MK Bhadrakumar December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

‘New start’ to China-Japan ties faces big obstacles in 2018

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan security forces keep watch at a check point close to the compound of Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. December 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

ISIS numbers growing fast near China’s New Silk Road, says Russia

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Sri Lanka the latest victim of China’s debt-trap diplomacy

by Brahma Chellaney December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

China's yuan-based system for oil futures is finally on its way. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

China plans to break petrodollar stranglehold

by Pepe Escobar December 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Are Pakistan, Iran and China prepared for trilateral nexus?

by Ghazanfar Ali Garewal December 21, 2017

The then-British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping host a joint news conference following their meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 21, 2015. Photo: AFP / Suzanne Plunkett

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Remember me? David Cameron rides again on China’s Belt and Road

by Richard Cook December 20, 2017February 18, 2020

The China and Australia puzzle. Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

US, Australia face dilemma with China policies

by Ken Moak December 20, 2017

Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev (left) and President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Pakistan-Russia relations on upward trajectory

by Ume Farwa December 19, 2017

Chinese companies are lining up to help rebuild Syria's shattered infrastructure. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Chinese companies poised to help rebuild war-torn Syria

by Robert W Anderson December 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A shopkeeper makes garlands with US dollars and rupee notes at a flower market in Peshawar. Photo: AFP/Abdul Majeed

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s economic fortunes now in the hands of the IMF

by F.M. Shakil December 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on December 14, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters / Alexei Nikolsky

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Vladimir Putin takes spotlight as Eurasia connector

by Pepe Escobar December 16, 2017February 18, 2020

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, on December 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Time for China to join the Middle East Quartet

by Emanuele Scimia December 13, 2017

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China and India sail into choppy waters in New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistani soldiers stop traffic near Gwadar port in troubled Baluchistan province. Photo: AFP / Christine-Felice Röhrs / dpa

Beijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Belt and Road U-turn: China rethinks several Pakistani projects

by F.M. Shakil December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

One Belt, One Road, Chinese strategic investment. Illustration: iPhoto

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, South Asia, Thailand, World

One Belt One Road: implications for ASEAN connectivity

by Anushka Kapahi December 12, 2017December 12, 2017

View of the automatic distribution center in the largest smart logistics base in Asia, named Suning Yuncang (Cloud Warehouse) of Chinese e-commerce retailer Suning Group, in Nanjing. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, World

Belt and Road drives China push to dominate global logistics

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

The New Great Game moves from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific

by Pepe Escobar December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers remarks at a news conference during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Stephanie Keith

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Comparing Gwadar and Chabahar Ports: rivals or ‘sisters’?

by Sabena Siddiqui December 7, 2017

Shinzo Abe. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Japan to help finance China’s Belt and Road projects – Nikkei

by Reuters December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Pedestrians cross a footbridge in central Tbilisi, Georgia, on November 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / David Mdzinarishvili

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

From the Caucasus to the Balkans, China’s Silk Roads are rising

by Pepe Escobar November 30, 2017February 18, 2020