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  May 8, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Uzbekistan Offers PPP Deals To Foreign Investors In Banking & Infrastructure

  The newly reformed and open approach by Uzbekistan to foreign investment has taken another step forward with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signing a decree worth US$1.66 billion and covering 15 projects to foreign investors under public-private partnership (PPP) deals.
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  May 7, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Briefing Sponsors Expedition To Find The Source Of The Oxus River

  Silk Road Briefing, published by the Asian investing professional services firm Dezan Shira & Associates, is sponsoring an expedition to discover the source of the Oxus River in Afghanistan, one of the countries along the ancient Silk Road routes.
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  May 6, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  US Congress 2019 China Report Calls China’s Belt & Road A “Preference For A Multipolar World Order.”

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The annual China report to the US Congress, titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2019”, has just been released by the US Department of Defense. The first item on the report, indeed on the front cover, is a curious note stating that “Preparation of this report[…..]
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  May 6, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – May 6, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion What Did The Second Belt & Road Forum Say About The Health Of China’s Initiative? (The Diplomat) China Needs To Make The Belt & Road Initiative More Transparent And Predictable (Chatham House) Charting Progress In China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Reconnecting Asia) China And BRI, CPEC Narratives (Eurasia[…..]
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  May 3, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Russia And China Encircle Eurasia By Adding The Northern Sea Passage To China’s Maritime Belt & Road

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Russia’s President Putin has suggested linking Russia’s Northern Sea Passage to China’s Maritime Belt & Road. The proposal, which was made at the 2nd Belt & Road Forum in Beijing last week, will reduce the shipping time and costs for Chinese goods to reach Europe by some two weeks, a huge[…..]
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  April 29, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The 2019 Belt & Road Forum: What Xi Jinping Actually Said In Terms Of Belt & Road Development & China Market Access

  Chinese statements of intent can be misinterpreted by the West. Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s President Xi Jinping made a number of interesting statements in his speech at the 2nd Belt & Road Forum in Beijing, which concluded on Saturday. As is usual for Chinese politicians, a lot of what was said was covered with[…..]
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  April 28, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – April 29, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Connectivity Key To Belt & Road Initiative (CGTN) One Belt One Road, China’s Grand Take On Economic Globalization (telesurenglish) Belt & Road A Platform For China To Assume More Influence And Contribute More To Global System (Straits Times) China’s Belt & Road Debate (The Diplomat) China’s Billion Dollar[…..]
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  April 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Greece Joins China & Central Eastern Europe Cooperation Forum

  Greece has joined the Beijing backed Co-operation Between China and Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEEC). Previously also referred to as the 16+1 the forum includes China in addition to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Greece’s membership was[…..]
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  April 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Are Facebook’s Algorithms Up To The Task In Developing Asia?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The recent decision by the Sri Lankan authorities to block Facebook and other social media in the light of last week’s terrorist attacks has far wider implications both for Facebook, social media and AI as a whole than just a temporary suspension in a relatively small market. The suspension of Facebook[…..]
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  April 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Switzerland To Sign Off On China’s Belt & Road Initiative

  Switzerland is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with China concerning mutual developments with China’s Belt & Road Initiative. The signing is expected to take place on April 28th during the state visit to China by Swiss President Ueli Maurer, who will be accompanied by a Swiss delegation of finance and business executives. Maurer[…..]