Belt & Road BLOG

Our weekly blog discusses a range of key topics related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We encourage a plurality of views on the BRI and regularly invite guest contributors. We welcome all feedback and are open to guest contributions, please get in touch if you have an idea you would like to contribute. For real-time BRI updates, please follow us on Twitter.

Pakistan-China post-election: Will Pakistan be forced to rethink its approach towards infrastructure?

Pakistan-China post-election: Will Pakistan be forced to rethink its approach towards infrastructure?

Geopolitical, infrastructure, FinanceMaximilian RömerJuly 22, 2018beltandroad, pakistan, CHINA, cpec, infrastructure, debt, elections

Belt and Road in Malaysia: Make or Break?

Belt and Road in Malaysia: Make or Break?

Geopolitical, infrastructureBeltandroad.blogJuly 16, 2018china, malaysia, infrastructure, ecrl, railway, highspeedrail, hsr, bri, beltandroad, obor, asean, eastcostrailway Comment

Editorial: Where the Chinese go, Alipay and WeChat Pay go

Editorial: Where the Chinese go, Alipay and WeChat Pay go

Geopolitical, DigitalJames LaLondeJuly 8, 2018CHINA, BeltandRoad, Alipay, WeChatComment

A Bet on Belt and Road: Can Kazakhstan become the success story of Central Asia?

A Bet on Belt and Road: Can Kazakhstan become the success story of Central Asia?

Geopolitical, FinanceMaximilian RömerJuly 1, 2018kazakhstan, CHINA, BeltandRoad, INFRASTRUCTURE, NURLY ZHOL Comment

Can the Belt and Road Initiative Offer New Hope for China’s Rust Belt?

Can the Belt and Road Initiative Offer New Hope for China’s Rust Belt?

Geopolitical, infrastructureRavi PrasadJune 24, 2018dongbei, BeltandRoad, infrastructure, russia Comment

Belt and Road Interview Series: Gordon Orr

Belt and Road Interview Series: Gordon Orr

Digital, infrastructure, FinanceRavi PrasadJune 17, 2018BeltandRoad, infrastructure, economics, finance, digitalsilkroad, digital, geopolitical Comment

Belt and Road Interview Series: Dr. Victor Teo on the Korean Peninsula

Belt and Road Interview Series: Dr. Victor Teo on the Korean Peninsula

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogJune 10, 2018BeltandRoad, DPRK, infrastructure, interview, kim, kimjongun, korea, peninsula, railway, singapore, summit, trumpComment

China’s Green Infrastructure: Green Inside, not Outside

China’s Green Infrastructure: Green Inside, not Outside

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogJune 10, 2018Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, BeltandRoad, china, construction, green, infrastructure, president, UN, xiComment

China and Japan see warming of ties but fault lines remain

China and Japan see warming of ties but fault lines remain

GeopoliticalBeltandroad.blogJune 2, 2018abe, apec, BeltandRoad, china, collaboration, competition, cooperation, diplomacy, eastchinasea, infrastructure, japan, jinping, kim, korea, northkorea, relations, shinzo, shinzoabe, tariff, technology, ties, Trade, trup, xi, xijinpingComment

Beyond Tech Transfer: The Challenge of Chinese Tech Expanding Abroad

Beyond Tech Transfer: The Challenge of Chinese Tech Expanding Abroad

DigitalBeltandroad.blogMay 27, 2018Comment

The China-Japan Infrastructure Nexus: Competition or Collaboration?

The China-Japan Infrastructure Nexus: Competition or Collaboration?

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogMay 19, 2018africa, asia, bangladesh, china, collaboration, competition, fund, highspeedrail, indonesia, infrastructure, japan, railway, technology Comment

China-Italy innovation collaboration: synergies and roadblocks

China-Italy innovation collaboration: synergies and roadblocks

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogMay 13, 2018china, entrepreneurship, EU, france, germany, healthcare, innovation, Investment, italy, manufacturing, pizza, robot, startup, tech Comment

The Invisible Silk Road – Enter the digital dragon

The Invisible Silk Road – Enter the digital dragon

DigitalBeltandroad.blogMay 6, 2018 Comments

EU Ambassadors Condemn China's Belt and Road Initiative

EU Ambassadors Condemn China's Belt and Road Initiative

GeopoliticalBeltandroad.blogApril 21, 201816+1, BeltandRoad, bri, china, duisburg, EU, europe, infrastructure, Investment, Law, Trade, yiwu Comment

Can a small German city reinvent itself as a gateway between Europe and Asia?

Can a small German city reinvent itself as a gateway between Europe and Asia?

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogApril 15, 2018BeltandRoad, berlin, china, duisberg, germany, hub, infrastructure, Investment, logistics, Rail, Trade, transport, upgrade Comments

Big Data In China’s ‘Wild West’

Big Data In China’s ‘Wild West’

DigitalBeltandroad.blogApril 9, 2018bigdata, china, development, gowest, guizhou, hujintao, india, infrastructure, nasscom, tech, technology, west, xijinping Comments

China cannot replace the US at the centre of the international economic system - but the SDR can

China cannot replace the US at the centre of the international economic system - but the SDR can

Trump’s tariffs: an end to the US-led international economic system?

Trump’s tariffs: an end to the US-led international economic system?

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogMarch 26, 2018business, china, currency, current account deficit, dollar, international economic system, monetary policy, pettis, tariff, Trade, trump Comments

The Belt and Road Initiative will remain more Chinese than International

The Belt and Road Initiative will remain more Chinese than International

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogMarch 19, 2018 Comments

The Belt and Road can become a pathway for Sustainable Development

The Belt and Road can become a pathway for Sustainable Development

UncategorizedBeltandroad.blogMarch 12, 2018BeltandRoad, bri, china, ecology, environment, eurasia, infrastructure, innovation, myanmar, sdg, sustainable, Trade, UN, unitednations, water Comment