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  December 10, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Awaiting On Kyrgyzstan To Allow China’s Railway Through Central Asia And To The Middle East

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Rail Corridor back on the agenda Issues over routing and cost Would connect China with the Middle East Awaiting political reforms and new Government in Kyrgyzstan   A long held dream along the Silk Road both old and new has been a railway that links China to Central Asia and[…..]
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  December 10, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Air Silk Road: Hype Or Reality?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis     Chinese media have picked up on a new phrase for part of the Belt And Road Initiative, with the prosaic “Air Silk Road” being bandied about as a new phenomena. But how much of this is hype, and how much is real?
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  December 9, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  First Eurasian Congress Meeting Calls For Increased Connectivity With China

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Formation of ‘Greater Eurasia’ region Development of the Eurasian Economic Union Increased infrastructure connectivity with China  Increased collaboration between regional Development Banks 
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  December 8, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  How Non-Chinese Companies Can Start To Exploit Belt And Road Initiative Projects

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Exploiting the infrastructure build Huge opportunities in the service industry sector  Understanding the local regulatory environment  Examining local tax structures and applicable tax treaties Solving the overseas banking and treasury issue
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  December 7, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – December 7, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How China’s Belt And Road Vision Of A New Type Of Globalisation Can Benefit All (South China Morning Post) World’s Top Ten Cities For Belt And Road Potential (China Daily) How Covid Has Changed China’s Belt And Road Initiative (Investment Monitor) In Photos: China’s Belt & Road Projects[…..]
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  December 3, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Belt And Road Initiative Projects To Be Subject To “Green Light” Eco-Classification Standards

  China’s Ministry of Ecology has released a “Classification System Report” as part of the BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC). The BRIGC was established after the second Belt and Road Forum in April 2019, is supervised by the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and has its own secretariat.
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  December 2, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Meeting Of Heads Of State: Report

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Combatting regional terrorism discussed in depth Proposals to develop SWIFT alternatives and dedollarize  Linking the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union
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  November 30, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – November 30, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China Belt And Road Projects Value Now Exceeds US$4 Trillion (Silk Road Briefing)    RCEP, CPTPP And The Asian Century (Global Times) US & Taiwan Promote Alternative To China’s Belt And Road (South China Morning Post) Air Silk Road Boosts Trade Cooperation (Eastday) Five 19th Century Infrastructure Projects[…..]
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  November 27, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Renegotiating China Belt And Road Debt

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  US$28 billion BRI debt currently being negotiated Strong possibility of more debt restructuring needed in 2021 A pragmatic rescheduling policy is apparent  China Debt Risk is US$1billion for every US$142 billion in BRI assets
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  November 25, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Belt And Road Projects Value Now Exceeds US$4 Trillion

  Slow down of BRI project financing to be expected China corporate debt now 165% of GDP US$94 billion of BRI loans being renegotiated