2018 December 8
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Following announcements from the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Japan has said it plans to bar Huawei (and ZTE) from government procurement contracts. This will add to pressure on Huawei following arrest of CFO. - Read more
Myanmar has formed a steering committee for implementation of tasks relating to the Belt and Road, according to the government's Gazette Friday. The committee is chaired by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. - Read more
A Digital Belt and Road Big Earth data platform has been launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The platform incorporates 94 sets of thematic data involving resources, environment, climate, disasters, heritages and so on in countries along the Belt and Road - Read more
The government of Panama gave a Chinese consortium a US$1.4 billion contract to build a bridge over the Panama Canal, a day after a visit by President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. - Read more