Four priority BRI projects in Myanmar promise to make China a balance-of-power tilting Indian Ocean force by Bertil Lintner If the four most important of 33 agreements Xi signed with his Myanmar […]
Myanmar a perfect fit on China’s Belt and Road
Where the Silk Roads meet the mighty Mekong
Sleepy, landlocked Laos is undergoing rapid changes as China builds connections to mainland Southeast Asia ByPepe Escobar, Luang Prabang The small wooden boats slowly make their way down the brown waters of […]
New Silk Roads define brand China
Belt and Road Initiative is a strategic axis embodying the organizing Chinese foreign policy concept for the next three decades By Pepe Escobar The New Silk Roads symbolize way more than high-speed […]
Uncertainty over possible Saudi investment in CPEC
Beijing and Riyadh are yet to clarify whether Saudi Arabia will be involved in the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor scheme, despite statements claiming that by new ministers in Islamabad By F.M. Shakil […]
China’s Polar Silk Road Offers the West a Chance to Escape Post-Industrial Rot
By Jonathon Ludwig China, as a responsible major country, is ready to cooperate with all relevant parties to seize the historic opportunity in the development of the Arctic, to addresses the challenges […]
How Singapore, Astana and St Petersburg preview a new world order
Key economic forums in cities across Eurasia point the way to new power structures rising to challenge Western dominance By Pepe Escobar The Astana Economic Forum in Kazakhstan centered on how mega-partnerships […]
Iran Signs Free Trade Agreement With Eurasian Economic Union in Move That is Healthy for Iran, Russia and Non-EAEU Member Pakistan
Written by Adam Garrie Iran has just signed an agreement to enter a three year provisional free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). According to EAEU official Tigran Sargsyan, “The temporary agreement […]
Misaligned rails keep SE Asia de-linked from China
Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative has inspired a flurry of SE Asian railway-building but few of the lines are actually designed to connect to China By Peter Janssen Last month’s launch of […]
The myth of a neo-imperial China
New Silk Road infrastructure projects could bring back a peaceful and prosperous Eurasia By Pepe Escobar The geopolitical focus of the still young 21st century spans the Indian Ocean from the […]
Marco Polo in reverse: how Italy fits in the New Silk Roads
Italian engineers and Chinese traders are looking to transform Venice into a key hub with an offshore-onshore port system, known as Voops, to rival northern European ports such as Rotterdam By Pepe […]
Indonesia needs China to get back on track
Presidential advisor Luhut Panjaitan tells Asia Times his nation needs more, not less, Chinese investment despite rising criticism of becoming a client state By John McBeth Intent on getting the US$5.9 billion […]
‘China’s new Arctic policy is defensive, not offensive’
Maritime expert terms Beijing’s polar initiative constructive, others disagree; Chinese sovereign funds seen investing in world’s latest emerging market By Doug Tsuruoka China’s State Council issued an Arctic white paper on January 26 outlining […]
China keen on investing in offshore wind power park in Russia’s Arctic region
Karelian White Sea site; ‘Polar Silk Road’ connection Chinese energy construction firm Sinomec is keen on investing in an offshore wind power project in the White Sea being built by Russia’s Republic […]
