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China’s Promises of a Green Future Raises More Questions Than Answers

For the climate-minded, this week’s report from the Boston Global Development Policy Center about trends in Chinese energy finance made for sobering reading. Of the $251 billion China Development Bank and China Exim Bank provided for energy projects between 2000 and 2022, ...
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The Belt and Road Initiative Is Changing But It’s Not Going Away

Up until a few weeks ago, columnists in major Western publications were packing away the Belt and Road Initiative. Foreign Policy called it ‘China’s Belt and Road to Nowhere’ in February. In April, the Council on Foreign Relations proclaimed ‘The Rise and Fall of the ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meets China’s Premier

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Monday. The PM is on an official visit to China and will attend the Belt and Road Forum. In the Xinhua 

The Belt and Road Forum Is All About Deals, Deals, Deals

One of the reasons so many leaders from around the world are in Beijing is because the Belt and Road Forum is expected to be an important space for new deals. Some leaders are traveling with large corporate entourages in the hope of finalizing trade and investment ...

Kenyan President’s Economic Diplomacy Agenda Will be Tested in Beijing This Week

Among the dozens of leaders attending this week's Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, few are under as much pressure to deliver tangible results from the event as Kenyan President William Ruto. Back home, the Kenyan economy is in serious trouble 
Myth and Misperception: Does Vietnam Need a U.S. Security Guarantee to Deter China?
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with lands aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland during flight deck operations in the Pacific Ocean. Image via the U.S. Marine Corps.
In this edition of M&M, I want to examine one of the most common claims not only in Vietnam’s foreign policy circle but also in that of the United States. The United States is a Pacific power with an extensive network of alliances and bases across the Indo-Pacific, and its exercise ...

The Belt and Road Initiative Is Changing But It’s Not Going Away

Up until a few weeks ago, columnists in major Western publications were packing away the Belt and Road Initiative. Foreign Policy called it ‘China’s Belt and Road to Nowhere’ in February. In April, the Council on Foreign Relations proclaimed ‘The Rise and Fall of the ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meets China’s Premier

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Monday. The PM is on an official visit to China and will attend the Belt and Road Forum. In the Xinhua 

The Belt and Road Forum Is All About Deals, Deals, Deals

One of the reasons so many leaders from around the world are in Beijing is because the Belt and Road Forum is expected to be an important space for new deals. Some leaders are traveling with large corporate entourages in the hope of finalizing trade and investment ...

Kenyan President’s Economic Diplomacy Agenda Will be Tested in Beijing This Week

Among the dozens of leaders attending this week's Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, few are under as much pressure to deliver tangible results from the event as Kenyan President William Ruto. Back home, the Kenyan economy is in serious trouble 

Indonesia Targets Rail, Renewable Cooperation At Forum

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (nicknamed ‘Jokowi’) is one of the rare leaders at this year’s Belt and Road Forum who has already met Chinese President Xi Jinping this year. He’ll have a repeat meeting this week, which will likely focus on strengthening economic ties between the countries. ...
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