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China’s top export financing bank to help firms hit hard by trade war
The head of the state-owned policy bank says it will team up with other government agencies to increase support to exporters affected by the trade war.
Pakistan invites Saudi Arabia to join China's Belt and Road corridor
Islamabad has invited Saudi Arabia to become the third partner in the Beijing-funded Belt and Road corridor of major infrastructure projects inside Pakistan, Pakistan's information minister said on Thursday.
In Pakistan, Chinese money grapples with a Karachi-Lahore divide
A new administration in Islamabad is spooking Beijing with its calls for transparency over the US$62 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, but it may be a reflection of internal rivalries that have long been a problem.
China pushes for new road and rail links to North Korea – and the South
Chinese rust-belt province pushes for new road and rail links to North Korea – and beyond to the South
China ripped off an iconic Coke ad for its Belt and Road theme song
"I'd Like to Build the World a Road" marks the 5th anniversary of Xi Jinping unveiling his vision for a New Silk Road.
Xi says belt and road plan isn’t about creating a ‘China club’
Xi’s remarks – made at a seminar in Beijing to mark the five-year anniversary of his signature ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ – indicate China is adjusting its tone and strategy to address rising concerns over its global ambitions and fears of ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, analysts said. The remarks came after new Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called off a major China-backed railway project last week.
China talks up belt and road after Malaysia says no to projects
China embarks on belt and road publicity blitz after Malaysia says no to debt-heavy infrastructure projects
Lesson of the Pakistan suicide attack: China will pay a high price for infrastructure
The lesson of the Pakistan suicide attack: China will have to pay a high price for its infrastructure plan
Overseas Chinese ‘have role to play’ in building political trust abroad
Overseas Chinese ‘have role to play’ in building political trust abroad for belt and road
Mahathir says China will sympathize with Malaysia's problems
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he believed China would sympathize with his country's "internal fiscal problems" as he seeks to renegotiate, or possibly cancel, more than $20 billion in Chinese-funded projects.
Empty hotels, idle boats - What happens when a Pacific island upsets China
Empty hotel rooms, idle tour boats and shuttered travel agencies reveal widening fissures in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, which is caught in an escalating diplomatic tug-of-war between China and Taiwan.
US gives Sri Lankan military US$39 million, countering China
US gives Sri Lankan military US$39 million, countering China’s investments in strategic island
Exclusive: Myanmar scales back Chinese-backed port project due to debt fears - official
Myanmar has scaled back plans for a Chinese-backed port on its western coast, sharply reducing the cost of the project after concerns it could leave the Southeast Asian nation heavily indebted, a top government official and an advisor told Reuters.
US competes with China’s ‘Belt and Road’ with Asia-Pacific investment plan
The infrastructure development plan was revealed by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Washington.
Imran Khan expected to stick with Chinese investments in Pakistan
Imran Khan expected to stick with Chinese investment projects after Pakistan election victory
Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-leader promises to learn from China
Imagine if Michael Jordan retired to focus on public service.
China’s Global Building Spree Runs Into Trouble in Pakistan
To fund a 70-nation infrastructure initiative, Beijing has been extending loans in opaque deals often contingent on using Chinese contractors. Three years into China’s program in Pakistan, that nation is heading for a debt crisis, caused in part by a surge in Chinese loans and imports.
Chinese leader wraps up UAE visit with series of deals
China’s President Xi Jinping wraps up UAE visit with series of deals to boost presence in Middle East
For China, the Belt and Road run through the Middle East
The most recent forum with Arab states made clear that the region is increasingly more central to the success of China’s bid for influence through trade and development.
