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Special Report – Belt and Road

Special Report – Belt and Road
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Special Report – Belt and Road. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong to axe 700 flights, 4,000 officers on standby

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China Economy

China prepares for long US soybean stand-off with huge Brazilian imports

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A worker sorts imported soybeans at a soybean processing company in Binzhou, China. Beijing has logged record soybean imports in recent months as it prepares for a long trade stand-off with the United States. Photo: Getty Images

Science

China is killing the race for critical minerals with the largest antenna on Earth

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China has recently discovered a massive deposit of 490 million tonnes of lithium ore, the key metal for renewable energy technology, in central Hunan province. Photo: Handout

Military

Landmark launch for China’s J-35 stealth jet from Fujian aircraft carrier

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The carrier-based J-15T, J-35 (pictured) and KJ-600 aircraft have completed their inaugural electromagnetic catapult-assisted take-off and landing tests on the Fujian aircraft carrier. Photo: Xinhua

China Personalities

Chinese-Pakistani influencer, famous for looks, strong Henan accent, marries fan

Fan Zihe, a Pakistani adopted by a couple in China has announced she will marry a her Chinese partner on September 17. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu
The US and China, the world’s economic superpowers, offer competing visions for prosperity in a region vital to future global growth. Photo: Reuters

US aims to curb China’s dominance in trade

The United States’ much-hyped Indo-Pacific Strategy is a tool to counter what it sees as China’s quest for economic and political hegemony in the region via its global trade network

Navigating the bumps on the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’

Arbitration essential in the new ‘Wild West’

UK supports the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ behind the scenes

Among the more visible areas of involvement is finance, with British banks quick to join China’s global trade initiative

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on February 1, 2018. Photo: AFP

China seeks to offer greater protection in emerging markets

‘Belt and Road Initiative’ has many doubters, with some observers sceptical about protection of IP. But there are ways to mitigate the risks

Chinese firms keen to make connections in digital realm

The mainland government is keen to develop soft infrastructure that will enhance communication between countries along the belt and road plan’s trade routes

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Beijing’s trade strategy: US firms want a level playing field

AmCham Hong Kong boss says companies are keen on Chinese-sponsored projects

Time will tell how American trade tariffs affect the relationship between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong companies gear up for ‘super connector’ role

City’s institutions are now well positioned to guide clients and investors through the intricacies of operating in belt and road countries

Chinese tech giants join rail boom

Chinese tech giants are applying their electronic expertise to China’s booming rail sector

Trade initiative is still facing some major security challenges

Economic benefits are huge, but so too are the security risks in a volatile region

A multinational antipiracy and antiterrorism security force patrols the Strait of Malacca. China has also increased its naval presence in the strait to protect its interests. Photo: Alamy

‘Belt and Road Initiative’ needs ICAC-like body, say antibribery experts

Trace says anticorruption body could also protect China’s prestige in initiative’s crime hot spots

Trace International president Alexandra Wrage has called for the creation of a body not dissimilar to Hong Kong’s ICAC to tackle corruption associated with the “Belt and Road Initiative”. Photo: Felix Wong

‘Belt and Road Initiative’: MCA seeks closer ties with China

Malaysian Chinese Association launches Belt and Road 2.0

Is Beijing’s grand strategy benefiting smaller companies?

Complex arrangement: Cost of funding ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ is daunting task

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Public and private sector officials in the Philippines work together in a bid to secure foreign investment in the country is an example to other Asian countries.

Beijing’s initiative creates highway for ‘smart cities’

Nicholas Ho says that smart cities offer ‘smart mobility, smart grids and ... smart governance’, and draw from ICT and IoT advances in their design.

Right connection: Myanmar’s bridging role between China and Asean

Central Asia offers opportunities for investors with a strategy

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Education programmes target cross-cultural difficulties in belt and road region

City University offers a 10-day training programme in partnership with Tsinghua University and the UN Economic Commission for Europe, on which Western and Eastern cultural values are a component.

Quick starters: Kazakhstan eager for business with China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’

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‘Belt and Road Initiative’ analysts warn Europe – don’t miss the boat

Hong Kong has pivotal role in exporting Chinese influence

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is eager for Hongkongers to benefit from Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

RMB to grow in stature as China implements initiative

Yuan versus the US dollar. Photo: Thinkstock

Remote monitoring and artificial intelligence ensure more efficient systems

Belt and road corridors see rise in tech-industrial parks

‘Made in China’ successes boost export ambitions

Volvo cars, made in Daqing, were transported by rail to Zeebrugge Port in Belgium, marking a first for China.

Chinese private sector becomes more active in Sino-African trade

A Chinese backed housing project on the outskirts of the Angolan capital Luanda is among the many projects in Africa. Photo: Alamy

Strategy to bolster Beijing’s economic and political influence

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