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Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Hopes for progress dim early in Widodo’s second term

by Jennifer Lyn January 29, 2020February 18, 2020

As the first Indonesian president not to come from the entrenched military or political elite, Joko Widodo was seen at first as a crystallization of the country’s progress as a young democracy. Expectations were high for a progressive leader who would stem the endemic corruption and take Indonesia forward on social issues. However, this optimism […]

Posted inBeijing, Belt and Road, China

BRI transforming world economic order

by Matthew J L Ehret April 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Wang Fuman, or "Frosty Boy," when he turned up at Zhuanshanbao primary school after a 4.5-kilometer hike. Photo: Online
Posted inBeijing, China, World

‘Frosty Boy’, the rural poor and China’s push to eliminate poverty

by Gordon Watts January 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Map of Maldives: iStock
Posted inBeijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Perspectives on India-China competition in Maldives

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 8, 2018
A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

CPEC remains a burning bone of contention in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

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