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.

BRI Interview Series: Professor Dominik Mierzejewski on building a BRI hub in Poland

BRI Interview Series: Professor Dominik Mierzejewski on building a BRI hub in Poland

Beltandroad.blogDecember 9, 2018poland, interview, belt and road, china, infrastructure, logistics, europe, train Comments

Belt and Road in Rwanda: Private Sector Leads the Way

Belt and Road in Rwanda: Private Sector Leads the Way

infrastructureBeltandroad.blogDecember 2, 2018beltandroad, china, infrastructure, investment, culture, russia, africaComment

China, Russia, and the Case of the Missing Bridge

China, Russia, and the Case of the Missing Bridge

infrastructureBeltandroad.blogNovember 25, 2018beltandroad, china, infrastructure, investment, culture, russiaComment

Singapore is China’s Top Belt and Road Partner

Singapore is China’s Top Belt and Road Partner

infrastructureBeltandroad.blogNovember 18, 2018singapore, beltandroad, china, partner, infrastructure, finance, investment, trade, culture Comment

Did China's big import expo live up to its expectations?

Did China's big import expo live up to its expectations?

Finance, infrastructureBeltandroad.blogNovember 11, 2018china, ciie, infrastructure, import, export, expo, trade, beltandroad, kenya, avocado, estonia, hungary, ghana, cocoa, volkswagen, standard chartered, rolls royceComment

Foreign SMEs should enter the Chinese market now: Here’s Why

Foreign SMEs should enter the Chinese market now: Here’s Why

FinanceBeltandroad.blogNovember 4, 2018china, sme, marketentry, beltandroad, jackma, alibaba, alipay, infrastructure, import, export, trade, investmentComment

BRI Interview Series: Parag Khanna on “The future is Asian”

BRI Interview Series: Parag Khanna on “The future is Asian”

Geopolitical, infrastructureBeltandroad.blogOctober 28, 2018infrastructure, BeltandRoad, trade, imbalance, city, future, connectivityComment

The China International Import Exposition: What’s the big deal?

The China International Import Exposition: What’s the big deal?

Geopolitical, infrastructureBeltandroad.blogOctober 21, 2018pakistan, china, cpec, debt, imf, infrastructure, imrankhan, BeltandRoad, trade, deficit, imbalance Comment

Is China to blame for Pakistan’s economic woes?

Is China to blame for Pakistan’s economic woes?

Geopolitical, infrastructureBeltandroad.blogOctober 14, 2018pakistan, china, cpec, debt, imf, infrastructure, imrankhan, BeltandRoad, trade, deficit, imbalanceComment

Fact Check - China opens up the Belt and Road to third country involvement

Fact Check - China opens up the Belt and Road to third country involvement

infrastructureBeltandroad.blogOctober 7, 2018beltandroad, perception, china, saudi arabia, pakistan, cpec, japan, infrastructure, collaboration Comments

What does the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor mean for Mongolia?

What does the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor mean for Mongolia?

infrastructureBeltandroad.blogSeptember 30, 2018mongolia, china, russia, corridor, beltandroad, infrastructure, rail, europe, tianjinComment

Briefing - Implications of China’s new E-commerce Law on BRI Exporters

Briefing - Implications of China’s new E-commerce Law on BRI Exporters

DigitalBeltandroad.blogSeptember 23, 2018ecommerce, china, taobao, online, retail, rule, law, alibabaComment

How to tap into Belt and Road finance – Essential Guide

How to tap into Belt and Road finance – Essential Guide

infrastructure, FinanceBeltandroad.blogSeptember 16, 2018finance, beltandroad, china, cdb, policybank, aiib, silkroad, silkroadfund, ceximComment

Belt and Road Five Years On

infrastructure, GeopoliticalBeltandroad.blogSeptember 9, 2018china, BeltandRoad, infrastructure, industry, technology, digitalsilkroad, digital, environment, law, court, xian, maritime, trade, investment, pakistan, malaysia, srilanka, ethiopia, kenya, entrepre, innovation, blockchain, xijinping Comment

Belt and Road Interview Series: Former Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister of PRC He Yafei on BRI and Global Governance

Belt and Road Interview Series: Former Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister of PRC He Yafei on BRI and Global Governance

GSSeptember 2, 2018

Infrastructure is unlocking new manufacturing sector opportunities in Ethiopia

Infrastructure is unlocking new manufacturing sector opportunities in Ethiopia

infrastructure, FinanceBeltandroad.blogAugust 26, 2018ethiopia, beltandroad, china, infrastructure, dam, rail, addisababa, hawassa, manufacturingComment

Trump’s tariffs boost China’s flagship foreign policy initiative

Trump’s tariffs boost China’s flagship foreign policy initiative

GeopoliticalBeltandroad.blogAugust 19, 2018china, us, tradewar, beltandroad, infrastructure, manufacturing, tariff, relocation, offshoringComment

Is the Belt and Road a Food Security Plan?

Is the Belt and Road a Food Security Plan?

Beltandroad.blogAugust 12, 2018china, food, agriculture, grain, centralasia, kazakhstan, agrarian, environment, risks, water, social risks, xinjiangComment

Belt and Road Interview Series: Don Lewis on BRI's Legal Framework

Belt and Road Interview Series: Don Lewis on BRI's Legal Framework

Geopolitical, infrastructure, Finance, LegalJames LaLondeAugust 5, 2018beltandroad, CHINA, infrastructure, debt, Legal, FDI, Arbitration, CICC, UNCITRALComment

Belt and Road in Central and Eastern Europe: a Barometer of Shifting Geopolitics

Belt and Road in Central and Eastern Europe: a Barometer of Shifting Geopolitics

Geopolitical, infrastructureGSJuly 30, 2018BeltandRoad, 16+1, EU, CEE