BRI News

August

Xi asks China, Uzbekistan to promote quality Belt and Road construction
Source: China Daily |

Afghanistan peace talks open way for China’s Belt and Road
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


Georgia Can Still Be a Hub for China, But Only If the Belt and Road Survives
Source: The Diplomat |


Chinese Patent Applications Along Belt & Road Initiative Countries Increase
Source: Silk Road Briefing |


Pakistan’s Rapprochement with the US is a Move Away From the Belt and Road
Source: China US Focus |


With Economy Slowing, Tariffs Hitting, China’s Rust Belt Looks to Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Insurance Journal |


India Get In On Belt & Road Infrastructure By Building Highway in Tajikistan
Source: Silk Road Briefing |


China’s belt and road cargo to Europe under scrutiny as operator admits to moving empty containers
Source: South China Morning Post |


Nicaragua’s Chinese-Financed Canal Project Still in Limbo
Source: The Diplomat |


Can belt and road plan reverse sagging fortunes of China’s trade war-hit northeastern ports?
Source: South China Morning Post |


After Complaints, China Moves to Make Belt and Road Plan Greener
Source: Radio Free Asia |

July

How Many Wind Turbines and Solar Panels does China’s Belt & Road Initative Need?
Source: Silk Road Briefing |


Is Italy experiencing buyer’s remorse after signing up to China’s belt and road scheme?
Source: South China Morning Post |


Singapore gives fresh push to China’s Infrastructure Vision
Source: Bloomberg |


China Belt and Road power investments surge: study
Source: Greenpeace |


Chinese equity investments in energy reshape South and Southeast Asia
Source: Greenpeace |


China, Malaysia restart Belt and Road rail project after hiccups
Source: Aljazeera |


‘Pro-China’ Boris Johnson ‘enthusiastic’ about belt and road plan
Source: South China Morning Post |


Why Unsustainable Chinese Infrastructure Deals Are a Two-Way Street
Source: Carnegie-Tsinghua |


Silk Road Breakthrough: Russia To Begin Construction On The China-Western Europe Transport Corridor
Source: Forbes |


China’s Belt and Road ports raise red flags over military plans
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


Caribbean countries turn to China’s Belt and Road
Source: East Asia Forum |


How Bangladesh Learned to Love the Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat |


As local residents question Belt and Road impacts, China and Myanmar remain silent
Source: ASEAN Today |


China signs Belt and Road cooperation documents with 18 Arabian countries
Source: Xinhua |


Making the Belt and Road work for Southest Asia
Source: East Asia Forum  |


Solar energy could turn the Belt and Road Initiative green
Source: Harvard  |


Indosnesia asks China for special fund under Belt and Road: ministers
Source: Reuters  |


China’s Belt and Road Initaitve, from the inside looking out
Source: The Interpreter |


Greening the Belt and Road is essential to our climate’s future
Source: World Economic Forum |

June

Without reforms, China’s Belt and Road projects could fall short
Source: Axios  |


World Bank: China’s Belt and Road can speed development, needs transparency
Source: Reuters  |


Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative
Source: The Economic Times  |


China’s Belt and Road Initiative criticised for poor standards and ‘wasteful’ spending
Source: South China Morning Post  |


Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Asia Society Policy Institute  |


Kazakhstan – the Broken Buckle in the Belt and Road
Source: Wall Street Journal  |


Kazakhstan – the Broken Buckle in the Belt and Road
Source: International Policy Digest |


Dispute resolution along the Belt and Road
Source: East Asia Forum |


Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Undermining Human Rights?
Source: The Diplomat |


A belt-and-road court dreams of rivalling the West’s tribunals
Source: Economist |


Democrat frontrunner Biden says he will stop China spreading coal around the world
Source: Climate Change News |


A Eurasian Central Clearing Bank Is The Next Logical Step For China, Eurasia And The Belt & Road
Source: Silk Road Briefing |


Lacking economic purpose, Hungary’s embrace of China’s Belt and Road central to Orban’s foreign policy manoeuvres
Source: Index |


China’s $1.9 Billion Belt-and-Road Rail Project Goes Off Track
Source: Bloomberg |


‘Belt and Raod’ Review: A Chinese World Order
Source: Silk Road Briefing |

May

Making a multilateral Belt and Road
Source: East Asia Forum |


Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?
Source: China US Focus |


New report on the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative predicts boost to global GDP “by over $7 trillion per annum”
Source: CIOB |


Xi’s Belt-Road Initiative: Recalibration, Strategic Imperatives
Source: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses |


China is paving a Belt and Road 2.0
Source: East Asia Forum |


Insight: Seeking global cooperation through Belt and Road Initiative
Source: The Jakarta Post |


Special Monthly Round-up: BRI 1.5
Source: Panda Paw Dragon Claw |


Asian nations cash in on China’s softer sell of Belt and Road
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


How to Make China’s Belt and Road Green
Source: Sup China |


What to Make of India’s Absence from the Second Belt and Road Forum?
Source: The Diplomat |


China says ‘fed up’ with hearing U.S. complaints on Belt and Road
Source: Reuters |


China defends rejigged ‘Belt and Road’ initiative against EU criticism
Source: Euractiv |


What’s in China’s New Belt and Road Recalibration?
Source: The Diplomat |


The myth of the Belt and Road in Central and Eastern Europe
Source: Panda Paw Dragon Claw |


Belt and Road Initiative: Why the UAE is set to benefit
Source: Gulf News |


China’s belt and road plan has a branding problem and needs to be redefined as a global growth project
Source: South China Morning Post |


The World Shouldn’t Save the Belt and Road
Source: Bloomberg |


Greening or Greenwashing the Belt and Road Initiative?
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies |


Build a sustainable Belt and Road
Source: Nature |


China’s Belt and Road Partners Aren’t Fools
Source: Foreign Policy |

April

New Data on the “Debt Trap” Question
Source: Rhodium Group |


Three ways of looking at the Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Washington Post | 


Indonesia forecasts multibillion-dollar belt and road investments in four growth regions
Source: South China Morning Post |


RPT-China puts gentler face on Belt and Road, hits back at critics
Source: Reuters |


Full text of outcome list of 2nd BRF
Source: Xinhua |


Who Is (and Who Isn’t) Attending China’s 2nd Belt and Road Forum?
Source: The Diplomat | 


China’s Belt and Road forum: does Africa need new funding options?
Source: Deutsche Welle | 


Bolstering the Belt and Road Initiative through green finance
Source: China Daily | 


Six key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Forum speech to world leaders
Source: South China Morning Post |


China to continue offering Belt and Road loans: Xi
Source: Reuters | 


Belt and Road Forum: Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor failing?
Source: Deutsche Welle | 


Belt and Road summit puts spotlight on Chinese coal funding
Source: The Guardian | 


China promotes ‘green’ belt and road, but is pressured over coal investments
Source: Climate Home News |


California signs up for China’s Belt and Road Forum to help in fight against climate change
Source: South China Morning Post |


Central Bank Chief Says China Will Guard Against Belt and Road Debt Risks
Source: Caixin | 


Peru to sign MoU to join China’s Belt and Road club in coming days: Chinese ambassador
Source: Reuters | 


Big, Empty, But Full of Promise?
Source: Berlin Policy Journal | 


Poor Planning Poses Threat to Some Belt and Road Projects, Report Finds
Source: Caixin | 


Malaysia’s Evolving Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: The Diplomat |


China’s Belt and Road Cracks Down on Corruption in Image Revamp
Source: Bloomberg | 


Why doubts about China’s Belt and Road Initiative persist among its neighbours
Source: South China Morning Post |


Belt and Road debt trap accusations hound China as it hosts forum
Source: Financial Times | 


The forgotten victims of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: The Washington Post |


Can China Deliver a Better Belt and Road?
Source: Foreign Policy |


China’s flexible belt and road approach leads to ambiguity
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Greener Power Projects for the Belt & Road Initiative
Source: Natural Resources Defense Council | 


Turning China’s Belt and Road Initiative into a new cold war weapon by the US is deeply frustrating
Source: South China Morning Post |


India’s prublind opposition to Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Modern Diplomacy | 


Xi Jinping to host 37 world leaders at Belt and Road forum
Source: Straits Times |


‘Cooperate or stop criticising’, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi says as belt and road summit nears
Source: South China Mornging Post |


Tightening the belt and road in Malaysia
Source: East Asia Forum |


China’s EximBank provides more than $149 bln for Belt and Road projects
Source: Reuters |


Malaysian rail deal shows belt and road plan is still on track
Source: South China Morning Post |


Has the Belt and Road Initiative Become a Political Liability for China?
Source: Brink | 


Switzerland to sign belt and road deal during President Ueli Maurer’s China trip
Source: South China Morning Post |


Swiss to support Belt and Road push during president’s China trip
Source: Reuters | 


EU-China rail freight: Trade infrastructure investment or propaganda tool?
Source: Merics | 


New Silk Road full of opportunities for the Netherlands
Source: Rail Freight |


The Belt and Road: The Good, the Bad, and the Mixed
Source: The Diplomat |


New Malaysia rail link deal ‘shows China is open to discussion’ on belt and road projects
Source: South China Morning Post |


Commentary: Shady practices and soiled hands – can corruption along the Belt and Road be stemmed?
Source: Channel News Asia |


Why China’s belt and road could be a surprise winner of the Indonesian presidential election
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Will China Undermine Its Own Influence in Southeast Asia Through the Belt and Road?
Source: The Diplomat |


China Chops Price for a Much-Criticized ‘Belt and Road’ Project in Malaysia
Source: The Wall Street Journal | 


How Hungary’s Path Leads to China’s Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat | 


Grading China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Bloomberg | 


The Seven Risks to Check Before Taking China’s Belt & Road Cash
Source: Bloomberg |


Grading China’s Belt and Road
Source: Center for a New American Security |


The Belt and Road Initiative: Views from Washington, Moscow, and Beijing
Source: Carnegie-Tsinghua | 


Operation Obstacle Course: How China Had Disrupted Negotiations with North Korea
Source: Center for a New American Security | 


Britain’s quest for a role in China’s Belt and Road is a journey to nowhere because of the UK’s disconnection from Europe
Source: South China Morning Post |


China Moves to Define ‘Belt and Road’ Projects for First Time
Source: Bloomberg |


Nuclear energy is a key part of China’s Belt and Road policy
Source: World Nuclear News |


Italy Signs on to Belt and Road Initiative: EU-China Relations at Crossroads?
Source: The Diplomat |


Exploring the physical reality of the “Belt and Road”
Source: Merics | 


Italy joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative highlights different approaches of Europe and the US on Asia policy
Source: South China Morning Post | 

March

New Silk Road critics are ‘prejudiced’ China’s top diplomat says
Source: Reuters | 


China’s island-building and ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ are part of same defence strategy, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Source: South China Morning Post | 


A low-carbon Belt and Road
Source: Ejinsight |


China’s ‘Silk Road urbanism’ is changing cities from London to Kampala – can locals keep control?
Source: The Conversation |


Luxembourg Signs Accord With China on Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Bloomberg | 


China’s Belt and Road descends on Europe, in Iron Curtain fashion
Source: Nikkei Asian Review | 


Foreign companies: Tendering for China’s Belt and Road projects unfair?
Source: Deutsche Welle | 


Commentary: Italy takes bite of China apple with entry into Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Channel NewsAsia | 


The strengths and pitfalls of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, six years in
Source: South China Morning Post |


China Drops Its First ‘Belt and Road’ Anchors in the G7 – at Two Italian Ports
Source: Fortune | 


Ethiopia in talks with China to ease ‘serious debt pressure’ tied to New Silk Road rail link, envoy says
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Italy’s move to join New Silk Road may see European Union tighten coordination on China
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Italy joins China’s New Silk Road project
Source: BBC |


Italy endorses China’s Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation
Source: Reuters |


Italy becomes first Western European nation to sign up for China’s belt and road plan
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Rome-Beijing: Changing the Game. Italy’s Embrace of China’s Connectivity Project, Implications for the EU and the US
Source: Instituto Affari Internazionali | 


US says China’s Belt and Road project has problems with corruption, debt, opacity and environmental damage
Source: Hong Kong Free Press | 

February

How Far Does the China Belt and Road ‘Pushback’ Really Go?
Source: The Diplomat | 


An Introduction to Belt and Road
Source: Eurasia Future |


The Little-Known Security Gaps In China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: The National Interest |


Lawsuit against Chinese port builder in Djibouti highlights risks in Beijing’s plan to expand influence through ‘belt and road’
Source: South China Morning Post |


China’s Digital Silk Road and Southeast Asia
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies | 


Will China let Belt and Road die quietly?
Source: Nikkei Asian Review | 


The Rise of Islamic Finance on China’s Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat | 


Cosco’s Peru port buy latest in China’s Belt and Road push
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


Australia, BRI backlash should be a warning on loans
Source: Lowy Institute |


Pragmatism key to success for all sides on belt and road projects
Source: South China Morning Post |


The Maldives counts the cost of its debts to China
Source: Financial Times | 


China’s Digital Silk Road
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies | 


How old is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Exactly?
Source: The Diplomat | 


Countries’ perceptions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A big data analysis
Source: Bruegel |


China runs into Belt and Road barriers in South Asia
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


China’s Belt and Road: Environment’s Enemy?
Source: Asia Sentinel |

January

Reports of Belt and Road’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Source: Foreign Affairs |


The invasive species threat from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Axios |


Can solar diplomacy green the Belt and Road?
Source: Chinadialogue |


Just how green is the Belt and Road?
Source: Lowy Institute |


From Taiwan to the belt and road, China’s ‘grand plan’ is to push the US out of Asia
Source: South China Morning Post |


China Proceeds With Belt and Road Push, but Does It More Quietly
Source: The New York Times |


Coal’s Belt and Road Links are Crumbling
Source: Bloomberg |


1MDB probe shines uncomfortable light on China’s Belt and Road
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


Coal’s Belt and Road Links Are Crumbling
Source: The Washington Post |


Pentagon warns of global power play behind Chinese projects such as Belt and Road Initiative
Source: South China Morning Post |


The Belt and Road Initiative is a Corruption Bonanza
Source: Foreign Policy |


China’s Belt and Road Initiative Faces Obstacles
Source: Radio Free Asia |


How China made a strategic mistake in rebuffing Pakistan
Source: The News Lens |


How BRI poses risks to 21st-century geopolitical landscape
Source: Asia Times |


Can China’s Belt and Road Initiative Build Growth and Stay Green?
Source: Atlantic Council |


The Belt and Road turns five
Source: Bruegel |


Belt and Road: Just a vast mess?
Source: Bangkok Post |


Pakistani separatists vow to target Belt and Road projects
Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


Frequently asked questions – Helping you navigate your way through the Belt and Road
Source: HSBC |


Southeast Asia wary on China, Belt and Road initiative: Survey
Source: Aljazeera | 


China-Pakistan Digital Corridor: A Smart Supplementation of CPEC
Source: Modern Diplomacy | 


The Belt and Road Initiative Still Afloat in South Asia
Source: The Jamestown Foundation | 


Can the Land of Million Elephants Survive the Belt and Road?
Source: The Diplomat |


How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress
Source: Yale Environment 360 | 


India has no equivalent to China’s Belt and Road
Source: Financial Times | 

December

China warned to ‘assess and prevent risks’ when pushing belt and road projects
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Reports of China using its ‘Belt and Road’ program for military purpose are ‘no real surprise’
Source: CNBC |


Greening China’s Belt and Road in Africa
Source: Merics |


China’s ‘Belt and Road’ plan in Pakistan takes a military turn
Source: The Economic Times |


How the US should respond to China’s Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat | 


China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Plan in Pakistan Takes a Military Turn
Source: New York Times | 


Trump’s new Africa strategy misjudges risks of Chinese debts
Source: Axios | 


China’s Cosco and Abu Dhabi Ports develop Khalifa to support Belt and Road Initiative
Source: CNBC | 


How Asia Fell Out of Love With China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Bloomberg |


EU’s investment court may be bump in China’s Belt and Road plan
Source: Asia Times |


Myanmar Speeds up Progress on China’s Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat |


Economic Diplomacy: Mahathir, BRI and Payne
Source: Lowy Institute |


The Future of US-China Relations After Buenos Aires
Source: China US Focus |


One Belt, One Road, One Big Mistake
Source: Foreign Policy | 


Portugal’s support for China’s belt and road plan sets alarm bells ringing in Brussels
Source: South China Morning Post |


China’s Belt and Road Initiative: a Marshall Plan reverse
Source: Asia Times |


Portugal signs agreement with China on Belt and Road Initiative
Source: South China Morning Post |


Invesco launches Belt and Road bond fund for EMEA investors
Source: Investment Europe |


The rise and fall of a Belt and Road billionaire
Source: CNN |

November

China’s Belt and Road needs to listen more
Source: Bangkok Post |


China’s Long March 2.0
Source: Asienhaus |


India offers Maldives $1bn in loans to help repay China debt
Source: Nikkei Asian Review | 


Beijing needs to take belt and road worries of nations on board
Source: South China Morning Post | 


How the Belt and Road Initiative could reduce trade costs
Source: voxeu |


China’s Belt and Road Initiative is poised to transform the clean energy industry
Source: Brookings | 


Will Spain sign a Belt and Road Initiative MoU?
Source: CGTN | 


Maldives says China is building projects at inflated prices
Source: Reuters | 


Securing China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: United States Institute of Peace | 


Kazakhstan praised for role in BRI
Source: China Daily |


Belt and Road helps global development
Source: South China Morning Post | 


World Bank Offers Timely, Dubious Praise for Belt and Road
Source: The Jamestown Foundation | 


Belt and Road investment under fire in Indonesia’s presidential elections
Source: East Asia Froum |


China to host second Belt and Road forum
Source: GBTimes | 


Spotlight: Belt and Road Initiative paves way for cooperation between China, Pacific island countries
Source: Xinhua | 


No sea of debt for PHL in China Belt and Road
Source: Business Mirror |


Tonga Latst to Join China’s Belt and Road
Source: Voices of America | 


China, Brunei to enhance ties under Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Global Times | 


China’s Belt and Road hits problems but is still popular
Source: Financial Times |


Chinese private investment in belt and road projects may be losing steam
Source: South China Morning Post |


China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): A sustainable partnership for Sri Lanka?
Source: Daily FT |


Barry Eichengreen: The Belt and Road in the Mirror of the Marshall Plan
Source: Caixin | 


Baku is one of main hubs along Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Azernews | 


Belt and Road rethink in Southeast Asia: Will India change its mind?
Source: Times now News |


China, Fiji ink MoU on Belt and Road Initiative cooperation
Source: Xinhua | 


Victoria bows to pressure to release Belt and Road deal with China
Source: The Guardian|


The Belt and Road in Victoria: No Big Deal
Source: The Diplomat |


Railways Put China on a Belt and Road to Nowhere
Source: Bloomberg |


The costs and benefits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Asian Correspondent | 


Full text of China-Pakistan joint statement
Source: Xinhua |


China promises more economic aid for Pakistan, but won’t yet commit to specific pledges
Source: South China Morning Post |


China’s Expo attracts 1,000 firms from Belt and Road countries
Source: The Medi Telegraph| 


View: Who should be afraid of the Belt and Road? China
Source: India Times | 

October

Chinese Debt Trap Will Trigger Trade Colonialism For Small And Weaker Nations In Belt And Road Initiative: What Does it Presage?
Source: Eurasiareview | 


Botched Chinese railway project in Africa is a warning to belt and road investors
Source: South China Morning Post |


Japan joins to shape China’s Belt and Road
Source: East Asia Forum | 


Pakistan – IMF coult either kill CPEC or help build it right
Source: Forbes |


Is the Crown Jewel of the Belt and Road Losing Its Shine?
Source: The Diplomat |


Dollar Constraints May Lead to More Multilateral Approach for China’s Belt and Road
Source: Chatham House |


Trump strikes a blow in US-China struggle with build act to contain Xi’s Belt and Road
Source: South China Morning Post | 


Europe’s Emerging Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Carnegie |


Urumqi Airport: fast growing Central Asian hub, but no BRI benefit yet
Source: Centre for Aviation | 


The corridor of power
Source: Lovy Institute |


Belt and Road forum gathers experts from around the world
Source: Shine | 


Caution, Cancellations, Protests as Concerns Grow on China’s Belt and Road
Source: Voice of America | 


To solve China’s Belt and Road financing problem, Hong Kong looks to infrastructure loan-backed securities
Source: South China Morning Post |


China will take care of Belt and Road debt issues, says vice-minister
Source: GBTimes | 


Global Warming and its Impact on the Belt and Road
Source: Silk Road Briefing |


Corruption and the New Silk Road
Source: China US Focus |


France Sounds Cautious Note on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Bloomberg | 


Belt and Road is globalisation with Chinese characteristics
Source: Financial Times |


Enter the Dragon: China’s Belt and Road Rising in the Middle East
Source: Hoover Institution | 


Pakistan rethinks Chinese Silk Road projects
Source: Daily Sabah |


Pakistan cuts Chinese Silk Road rail project by $2-bn due to debt concerns
Source: The Economic Times |


Hong Kong peace college to open Belt & Road centre, allying itself with the Chinese Communist Party
Source: Hong Kong Free Press | 


China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia’s financial security
Source: The Jakarta Post |


Could a Digital Silk Road solve the Belt and Road’s sustainability problem?
Source: The European Sting |

September

Shared growth and collaboration over the five-years on the Belt and Road: is China building a better world?
Source: Ernst & Young |


Pakistan Makes the Case for Belt and Road at United Nations
Source: Eurasia Future | 


Five years into China’s BRI, the EU needs a clearer vision for a stable and secure Eurasia going forwards
Source: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung| 


Needed for China’s Belt and Road: a Roadmap
Source: Bloomberg | 


EU Position Paper on Europe – Asia Connectivity Doesn’t Mention China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Silk Road Briefing |


China, Suriname vow to deepen cooperation under BRI framework
Source: Xinhua |


Is China going green by dumping brown on its BRI partners?
Source: East Asia Forum | 


Meet the 8 Chinese Judges who’ll sit on Belt and Road Cases
Source: South China Morning Post |


One year on, China-Singapore rail-sea route draws “Belt” and “Road” closer
Source: Ecns | 


More Belt and Road Backlash
Source: The Wall Street Journal |


Middle Eastern Black Swans Dot China’s Belt and Road – Analysis
Source: Eurasia Review | 


Europe unveils its answer to China’s Belt and Road plan
Source: Financial Times |


Could a Digital Silk Road solve the Belt and Road’s sustainability problem?
Source: World Economic Forum | 


Europe’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat |


The BRI in Pakistan: China’s flagship economic corridor
Source: Merics |


Interview: Belt and Road Initiative, grand vision for opening up, connecting world: Bangladeshi expert
Source: Xinhua |


Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative a debt trap?
Source: Financial Express |


Belt and Road: Is IL&FS victim of our desperation for infrastructure 
Source: Economic Times| 


China’s Belt and Roller Coaster
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies|


Poplar trees get new status under BRI
Source: China Daily| 


Pakistan Pushes China to Realign Goals in Its Belt-and-Road Initiative
Source: The Wall Street Journal| 


Belt and Road Initiative in five years 
Source: Telegraph|


Belt and Road projects direct Chinese investment to all corners of the globe. What are the local impacts?
Source: The Washington Post| 


China’s belt and road project can’t cover Asia’s infrastructure needs by itself, never mind the world’s
Source: South China Morning Post| 


The Belt and Road Initiative: A Bellwether of China’s Role in Global Governance
Source: Carnegie-Tsinghua| 


Pakistan official’s criticism of China’s ‘Silk Road’ projects raises worries Source: Reuters|


China, Pakistan can resolve investment problems, but ‘belt and road’ concerns should not be ignored, experts say
Source: South China Morning Post| 


Pakistan rethinks its role in Xi’s Belt and Road plan
Source: Financial Times| 


Facing a trade war and bumps along the belt and road, China may have to revisit the cost of its grand plan
Source: South China Morning Post|


Beijing insists its generosity over Belt and Road is genuine
Source: Nikkei Asian Review| 


Chinese government’s top diplomat says Beijing not saddling Pakistan with debt Source: Reuters|


China Debates the Belt and Road
Source: The Diplomat|


China ripped off an iconic Coke ad for its Belt and Road theme song
Source: Quartz|


China’s Belt and Road at age 5
Source: Japan Times|


China’s Belt and Road Is Full of Holes
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies| 


China’s Belt and Road Initiative Opens Up Unprecedented Opportunities Source: Forbes|


Rethinking Belt-and-Road debt
Source: Business Times|


China’s Belt and Road Ambitions
Source: Bloomberg| 


BRI and the Promise of Cooperation
Source: Brink Asia| 


Backlash builds against China as Belt and Road ties fray
Source: Nikkei Asian Review| 


August

China to Use Africa Forum to Defend Belt and Road Initiative
Source: Voice of America| 


Can Myanmar Afford China’s Belt and Road?
Source: The Diplomat| 


Belt and Road Initiative offers opportunities for cooperation: Peruvian officials, scholars
Source: Xinhua| 


Turkey Crisis rattles Asian nations with rising Belt and Road debts
Source: Nikkei Asian Review| 


China’s Belt and Road Has That Soviet Feeling: Weekend Edition Source: Bloomberg| 


Along the New Silk Road – Piraeus: China’s Gateway into Europe Source: Geographical|


Chinese-Funded Port Gives Myanmar a Sinking Feeling Source: The Wall Street Journal|


Why Central Asia Is Betting on China’s Belt and Road Source: The Diplomat|


Soviet Collapse Echoes in China’s Belt and Road Source: Bloomberg|


China’s Belt and Road is conduit for polluting investments Source: Financial Times| 


BRI Investment in Cambodian Infrastructure Set to Top US$2 Billion Source: HKTDC|


Russian Media Is Harshly Critical of China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Projects in Eurasia Source: Epoch Times|


‘Five years ago there was nothing’: inside Duqm, the City rising from the sand Source: The Guardian| 


Chinese Handling of Kazahks a Bump in Belt and Road Source: South China Morning Post| 


China’s EximBank’s Belt and Road loans up 37 pct in H1  Source: Reuters| 


China’s Empire of Money Is Reshaping Global Trade Source: Bloomberg|


China’s Belt and Road Initiative is Changing the World Source: JDSupra| 


Belt and Road Initiative’s problems are all relative Source: Financial Times|


For Asian firms wanting to get in on the action, China’s belt and road is not only about trade and infrastructure Source: South China Morning Post| 

July

Is Australia warming up to Belt and Road? Source: Global Times|


China’s Belt and Road Makes Inroads in Africa Source: The Diplomat| 


US competes with China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ with US$113 million Asian investment programme Source: South China Morning Post|


Follow the New Silk Road Source: The Guardian|


What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Source: The Guardian| 


China invests in 42 overseas ports under Belt and Road project Source: GBTimes| 


All Rise? Belt and Road Court is in Session Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies| 


China’s belt-and-road plans are to be welcomed – and worried about Source: The Economist| 


Goodbye, China Deleveraging. Onward Belt and Road? Source: Bloomberg|


Japan set for first Belt and Road initiative project with China Source: gbtimes|


China’s Top Three Belt and Road Initiatives Source: Port Technology| 


China’s Belt and Road stirs up local anxieties Source: Nikkei Asian Review|


Belt and Road, or dept trap? Source: Financial Times|


Bulk of Chinese financing goes to three CPEC projects Source: Tribune|


China creating second largest marine corps to secure Belt and Road Interests Source: Next Big Future| 


Interview: Rwandan president says Rwanda-China ties stronger, Belt and Road Initiative promotes world development  Source: Xinhua| 


China, Senegal sign Belt and Road cooperation document Source: Global Times|


Silk Road Fund exchange with DEWA executed agreements of CSP projects Source: Belt and Road Portal| 


UAE’s Dubai Int’l Financial Centre signs MoU with China Everbright Group Source: Ecns.cn |


Xi Jinping signs up Senegal for belt and road plan, pledges closer Africa ties Source: South China Morning Post | 


Germany’s Commerzbank partners with ICBC to support B&R projects Source: Xinhua | 


Foreign banks seek to add value to China’s Belt and Road Initiative Source: Xinhua | 


Africa’s largest trading bloc hails Belt and Road Initiative Source: Xinhua | 


Environmentalists are raising concerns over China’s Belt and Road Initative Source: Pacific Standard |


China’s ODI in Belt and Road countries rose 12% during H1 Source: Xinhua | 


Xi begins Mideast, Africa visits to help spread value of B&R initiative: expert Source: Global Times | 


B&R can help UAE upgrade into a regional hub for Chinese visitors, businesses Source: Global Times | 


China to aid Libyan reconstruction via Belt and Road Source: Global Times |


Japan companies board the Belt and Road train Source: Nikkei Asian Review | 


E-commerce companies see opportunity in expanding along ‘Belt and Road’ Source: Global Times | 


Why a private US military firm is of value to China’s belt and road mission Source: South China Morning Post | 


Far from a ‘dept trap’, China’s belt and road allows countries like Myanmar to leapfrog poverty Source: South China Morning Post | 


Fear and loathing on the New Silk Road: Chinese security in Afghanistan and beyond Source: European Council on Foreign Relations | 


American companies and Chinese Belt and Road in Africa Source: Brookings | 


China’s Belt and Road lands in Latin America Source: Chinadialogue |


Belt and Road reality check: How to assess China’s investment in Eastern Europe Source: Merics | 


Challenges on China’s belt and road are real and many, and they point to a role for Hong Kong Source: South China Morning Post | 


Managing Risk to Build a Better Belt and Road Source: Chatham House |


China’s Belt and Road: Exporting Evangelism? Source: The Diplomat | 


Insurance, asset management prospects with Belt and Road Source: Business Times | 


Hong Kong seeks bigger role in BRI Source: Chinadialogue | 


Don’t get too excited about the Mexican Silk Road Source: Eurasia Future |


China to fund legal cooperation programme under Belt and Road initiative Source: gbtimes | 


Guns and Debt On The Belt and Road Source: supchina | 


China’s massive ‘Belt and Road’ spending spree has caused concern around the world, and now it’s China’s turn to worry Source: Business Insider | 


Hong Kong’s ICAC chief warns of corruption in Belt and Road countries Source: South China Morning Post | 


Hong Kong seeks bigger role in BRI Source: Chinadialogue | 


Belt and Router: China Aims for Tighter Internet Controls with Digital Silk Road
Source: Council on Foreign Relations| 


Forum on the Belt and Road Legal Cooperation Opens in Beijing
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs |

June

Turkey sees a sudden spike in Chinese investments through ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Source: Daily Sabah | 


China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Opportunities and Risks Source: Crisis Group |


Interest in belt and road projects remains huge, but investors demand better risk management Source: South China Morning Post | 


Will two Chinese dams in Nepal affect the Belt and Road Initiative? Source: Chinadialogue | 


The Belt and Road Bubble Is Starting to Burst Source: Foreign Policy | 


China to set up new courts to solve B&R disputes Source: Global Times | 


Responding to China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Two steps for a European strategy Source: Merics| 


Alignment of BRI and Thailand 4.0 Triggers Bumper China Investment Source: HKTDC | 


Chinese inroads in Panama: Transport hubs and BRI in the Americas Source: Global Americans |


China’s Belt and Road Initiative paved with risk and red herrings Source: EastAsiaForum |


Belt and Road Intl Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference held in Changchun Source: China Daily | 


How China’s Belt and Road Initiative can get a green push from the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank Source: South China Morning Post | 


The Blocs building China’s Belt and Road Source: American Journal of Transportation | 


How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port Source: The New York Times | 


France seeks leverage in Belt & Road initiative  Source: Global Times | 


Hong Kong to hold 3rd Belt and Road forum Source: China Daily |


Malaysian backlash tests China’s Belt and Road ambitions Source: Financial Times |


Belt, Road enhances regional benefit of Beijing-Bangkok ties Source: China Daily | 


Wall Street elite bullish about prospects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative Source: China Daily | 


China, Papua New Guinea boost Belt and Road cooperation Source: China Daily |


BRI-Backed Refinery Set for Pivotal Role in Rebooted Brunei Economy Source: HKTDC | 


In Southeast Asia, Belt and Road Attracts Takers, But Skepticism is Rising Source: Council on Foreign Relations | 



UN symposium highlights Belt & Road, sustainable development Source: Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce | 


BRI-Backed Nuclear Showcase Set to End Pakistan’s Power Shortfall Source: HKTDC | 


New insights into China’s Maritime Silk Road Source: Hellenic Shipping News |


TEN-T should be revised looking at the Belt and Road Initiative Source: RailFreight.com | 


B&R Initiative key to SCO countries Source: Xinhua | 


Embracing the BRI ecosystem: Navigating pitfalls and seizing opportunities Source: HKTDC |


What Is China’s Objective With the 16+1 Summit? Source: The Diplomat |


Siemens embraces ‘wise and powerful’ Belt and Road Source: Asia Times | 


EU warns UK-centered China import scam may shift to Europe’s ‘Silk Road’ Source: Reuters | 


China launches meteorological satellite to benefit Belt and Road countries Source: Xinhua |


Trade impact of the Belt and Road Initiative Source: ING | 


China’s Belt and Road Initiative and aviation Source: CAPA |


Thailand to launch Mekong regional fund to reduce China dependence Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


CPEC: A momentum for prosperity Source: Asia News Network |


China’s Belt and Road a dilemma for Germany Source: Asia Times |


May

The US Needs a Reality Check on China’s Belt and Road Source: The Diplomat |


German president meets Chinese FM Source: Xinhuanet |


Trade Linkages Among Belt and Road Economies: Three Facts and One Prediction Source: World Bank |


China’s green Belt and Road tested at the Russian border Source: Chinadialogue |


China’s Arctic Road Initiative Source: The Epoch Times |


1st section of CPEC’s largest superhighway inaugurated in Pakistan’s Punjab Source: Xinhuanet |


China unsettles EU with Belt and Road moves in the Balkans Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


TPP’s Regulatory Capitalism and China’s Belt and Road Challenges Source: The Diplomat |


How China’s Belt and Road Initiative can extend its reach to the edge of the European Union Source: South China Morning Post |


The EU Silk Road – Making sense of mixed political signals between London, Rotterdam, Duisburg & Berlin Source: The New Silk Road Project | 


Beidou satellite system to serve Belt and Road this year Source: ECNS Wire |


Wang Yi: Jointly Building the “Belt and Road” to Elevate China-Portugal Relations to New Stages Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs |


China wants US firms to join Belt and Road Initiative despite Washington’s doubts over project Source: South China Morning Post |


Chinese infrastructure investments in Southeast Asia and their implications for the region Source: Stiftung Asienhaus |


Can China`s new multilateral banks make Belt and Road more sustainable? Source: pandapawdragonclaw |


China’s $8 trillion construction programme ‘riskiest environmental project in history’ Source: Independent |


China, Trinidad and Tobago sign Belt and Road memorandum Source: gbtimes |


Gwadar: trade hub or military asset? Source: Gateway House |


Belt and Road participants discuss taxation cooperation Source: Xinhuanet |


Trump Indonesia project latest stop on China’s Belt and Road Source: The Jakarta Post |


Interview: Belt and Road Initiative key to forging shared prosperous future between China and Latin America Source: Belt And Road Energy Cooperation |


AAEC launches project to link North Africa to China’s Belt and Road Source: SRCIC |


Belt and Road Initiative Vows Green Infrastructure with Connectivity Source: IPS |


China, Pakistan Economic Corridor Takes Shape Source: Caixin |


China urges ADB to back Belt and Road Initiative, AIIB Source: Nikkei Asian Review |


China’s Belt and Road Gets a Central Asian Boost Source: The Diplomat |


‘Belt and Road’ boosts Chinese cultural industry Source: China Daily |


April

After A Brief Silence, Skeptics Of China’s Belt And Road Initiative Are Speaking Up Again Source: Forbes |


EU ambassadors band together against Silk Road Source: Handelsblatt |