Weekly Top News - 2018 November 25
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During his APEC keynote, President Xi announced that the next BRI summit would take place in Beijing in April 2019. This was a mammoth undertaking in 2017 that really brought BRI to center stage, 2019 is set to be even bigger. -Read more
Chinese Ambassador to India, Luo Zhaohui, said synergies could be built between China’s Belt and Road and India’s ActEast Policy. Both initiatives focus on connectivity in the South/South East Asia region. - Read more
The USTR issued an update on its section 301 China investigation. It said China has failed to alter its “unfair” practices at the heart of the U.S.-China trade conflict, adding to tensions ahead of a high-stakes G20 meeting between Xi and Trump. - Read more
Algeria and China are due to launch a construction mega project on Sunday for the exploitation of phosphate worth over $6 billion dollars. China's share in the mega project is 49%, while the Algerian party will be 51%. -Read more