Russia, China planning permanent lunar base Russia and China have signed a memorandum agreeing to create an international lunar research station, as Moscow and Beijing look to amalgamate their expertise to further advance space exploration. While Russia has a long history of space exploration, China has only recently begun to make exploring the cosmos one of[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis De-Forestation, Pollution, Environmental Damage and Military Suppression Not A Good Advert For US Investment In Indonesia
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Proposed New Trans-Polar Route Faster Than the Northern Sea Passage Implications for China-Europe Trade & Shipping Vessel Designs
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Schemes provide seaport access for Tibet and Sichuan to ASEAN Possible future access to India via Nyingtri Guangxi coast will see huge Port development Implications also for Hainan Island  Opens up access to China’s hinterlands of 280 million people The recent ‘Two Sessions’ meetings in Beijing have been much covered in[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How To Asymmetrically Out-Compete Xi Jinping’s Belt & Road Initiative (War On The Rocks) Is BRI Forever Caught Between Prosperity And Power? (CGTN) China Is Not Ten Feet Tall (Foreign Affairs) Mapping The Belt & Road Initiative (ORF) Chinese Belt and Road Investment Isn’t All Bad—Or Good (Foreign[…..]
Trans-Afghan Railway To Provide Links From Russia, Uzbekistan Through Pakistan To The Arabian GulfÂ
Op/ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Asia’s Highest Tunnel, located in Northwest China’s Qilian Mountains, was fully connected on Tuesday (March 2), breaking the transport bottleneck between landlocked Gansu & Qinghai Provinces and boosting the flow of Goods and Services in the region. The Dongshan Tunnel, part of the Sunan-Qilian section of the G213 national highway, is[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China, Russia and India Now Exporting Covid-19 Vaccines Globally While US and EU Defer Millions of Doses Exported Prior To National Programs Completed Decisions Not To Share Now May Come Back To Haunt The West Later Â
It’s Far More Complicated Than That Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s moves into Africa are in fact a great case study into how the Belt & Road Initiative actually works. While most of the media commentary has been on the infrastructure, there is rather a lot more at play. In this article, I will demonstrate[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Mapping The Belt & Road Initiative: Reach, Implications, Consequences (ORF) Gravitas Plus: The Belt And Road Initiative (WIO) China’s GDP Makes Up 17% Of The World Economy In 2020 (Global Times) Dual Circulation, A New Stimulus For Belt And Road Cooperation (China.Org) Climate Cooperation With China Can Power[…..]