China The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on relations between China and the Middle East March 17, 2020 0 Image credit: Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by NIAID/Flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Zi Yang. Since its emergence in China in December 2019, COVID-19 has…
Belt and Road Initiative Infrastructure investment and China’s image problem in Southeast Asia March 13, 2020 0 Image credit: Opening of the Magampura Port, Hambantota, Sri Lanka by Dhammika Heenpella/Flickr; licence CC BY-NC 2.0. Written by Chee Meng Tan. In 2015, the…
Asia Can Asian and G7 policymakers save the global economy from the economic fallout of COVID-19? March 6, 2020 0 Image Credit: Emergenza coronavirus by Dipartimento Protezione Civile/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Bob Savic. News travels fast – to coin a time-worn phrase.…
China Challenging times for China’s economy: The need for change and effective leadership February 28, 2020 0 Image Credit: Foxconn - Milwaukee by Robert Geiger/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Chris Rowley. The phenomenal speed and size of China’s economic growth…
Belt and Road Initiative Job insecurity, labour contestation and everyday resistance at the Chinese-built Lamu port site in Kenya February 26, 2020 1 Image Credit: Image provided by the author. Written by Elisa Gambino. Approaching the berth area of the Lamu port construction site one morning, the shouts…
ASEAN The BRI and the Asian region: Impacts and responses February 26, 2020 0 Image Credit: International Conference on Belt and Road Initiative by UNCTAD/Flickr; licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 By Amitendu Palit. China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) has…
Asia China-Malaysia Relations under the BRI: Seeing beyond Mahathir/Najib February 25, 2020 0 Image Credit: Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action by UN WOMEN/ Flickr; licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 By Guanie…
China The US and China signed the Phase One trade deal: What next? February 24, 2020 0 Image Credit: President Trump at the G20 by The White House/Flickr; Licence: Public Domain Mark 1.0. Written by Penelope B. Prime. The US and China signed…
China China’s growing debt levels and slow SOE reform February 21, 2020 0 Image Credit: China Telecom Logo by WordRidden/Flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. China's runaway debt is very much a public sector issue, as the Institute of…
Belt and Road Initiative Can the BRI resolve China’s economic woes? February 19, 2020 0 Image credit: China by tonynetone/Flickr; licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Sriparna Pathak. The terms most commonly associated with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are…
