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  July 2, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road Initiative In Russia’s Far East

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Foreign Investment Opportunities Now Extend Far Into North-East Russia With Chinese President Xi Jinping effectively taking on the mantle of regional “Chairman” and Russia’s Vladimir Putin now the “President”, it is clear who is now the senior partner in the China-Russia axis. That titular shift, announced at SPIEF just last month,[…..]
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  July 1, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – July 1, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Massive Belt & Road Initiative (Council On Foreign Relations) Belt & Road Initiative: Target Towards Globalization 5.0 (Daily Times) All Roads Lead To China: The Belt & Road Initiative Explained (Frontline) China’s Belt & Road Initiative Is Neo-Imperialism (Spectator) China’s Top Twenty Belt & Road Export Partners[…..]
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  June 29, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Preparing Foreign Investors For Procurement In China Belt & Road Projects

  China’s New 2020 Foreign Investment Law Gives Equal Rights To Foreign Investors In Procurement. But What Are The Procedural Steps To Enable Participation?   Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis & Hazel Wang   China’s new foreign investment law kicks in from 1st January 2020 – just 6 months away – and promises equality for foreign investors in China[…..]
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  June 27, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Invests In Tajikistan Silver Deposits, Roads, And Aluminum

  China’s Kashgar Xinyu Dadi Mining Investment Company, based in China’s Far West Xinjiang Province, have agreed to develop the major Yakchilva deposit, which is situated in the remote Murghab region of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province high in the Pamir Mountains.
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  June 26, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Top Twenty Belt & Road Export Partners – The Main Buyers Of Belt & Road Initiative Materials.

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Developing 2020 Belt & Road Infrastructure Procurement Export Market China’s Belt & Road Initiative has been taking up an increasing share of China’s exports, which in light of the improved China Procurement situation coming into play next year as a result of changes to China’s Foreign Investment Law, (FIL) means[…..]
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  June 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s New Foreign Investment Law And The Impact On The Belt & Road Initiative

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis with assistance from Qian Zhou China is set to introduce a new Foreign Investment Law to take effect 1 January 2020. What will change and how will this impact Belt & Road Initiative procurement? China is set to introduce a new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) to take effect from 1st January[…..]
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  June 24, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – June 24, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Belt & Road Economics – The Opportunities And Risks Of Transport Corridors (World Bank) Visionary Xi Jinping And Tomorrow’s Asia (Blitz) Success Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative Depends On Deep Policy Reforms (Modern Diplomacy) World Bank: China’s Belt & Road Can Speed Development, But Needs Transparency (Reuters)[…..]
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  June 21, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road Initiative In The Middle East

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s involvement with the Middle East – including the countries of Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the UAE and Yemen comprises a huge and diverse area split across continental lines, religions, and trade blocs. All have signed MoU with China’s[…..]
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  June 20, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Belt & Road Initiative: India

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Is India Part Of China’s Belt & Road? Diplomatically, No. Practically, Yes. Last updated May 18 2020. The recent news that India, at the recent Shanghai Co-Operation Organization meeting had “downplayed” China’s Belt & Road Initiative and refused to sign a Belt & Road MoU is nothing especially new. The disputes[…..]
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  June 19, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Audio: US Senate Committee On Finance & Trade Debate China’s Belt & Road Initiative

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The US Senate Committee on Finance and Sub-Committee on Trade have held a debate concerning China’s Belt & Road Initiative and issues related to “Finance, International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness.” The discussion was held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington on June 12th, and commences with the following words:[…..]