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The changing geopolitical landscape, especially after the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, has created a vacuum that both Russia and Pakistan are keen to address. In this context, China plays a pivotal role as a common friend to both nations. China’s BRI has already fostered closer economic ties between Pakistan and China, and Russia's involvement in the initiative offers further opportunities for trilateral cooperation. The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the BRI,...
... goals, and represented Kazakhstan’s intentions of becoming an industrialized country.
Artem Dankov:
New Kazakhstan vs. Divided Kazakhstan: Policies Critical for Kasym-Jomart Tokayev
While Russia continues to be one of Kazakhstan’s greatest partners, China’s fast growing economy has started to bring the two countries closer together, forming an important new partnership that both states are eager to explore and develop. In the early 2000s, China began
importing
oil and gas, as well as invested in several economic and construction projects ...
... China and the Gulf states is of considerable concern to the United States. Especially when it comes to the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The leaders of these nations have to keep the U.S. reaction in mind every time they intend to develop joint projects with China, as was evident, for example, in the issue of the KSA’s accession to BRICS. As Chinese experts point out, countries in the region are increasingly being drawn into the global U.S.-China
zero-sum game
. As U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently
put it
, “when it comes to new technologies, you can’t be both ...
... main instruments of Chinese foreign policy in Iraq are infrastructure and rehabilitation projects, new energy cooperation agreements, and investment flows. In this way, China is cementing ties with many of the states that lie along (and beyond) the BRI framework. China is
using
similar methods in Africa, for example, by investing in various projects and ramping up its investment.
China’s “helping hand” for Syria
Beijing also
established
a strategic partnership with Damascus in 2023. China has been an active ...
... state after Russia to integrate the secessionist territory, although the mode of how Karabakh and Chechnya got incorporated significantly
differ
.
The change in the status quo also contributed to Iran’s notable invigoration. Two Eurasian giants, China and India, have also adopted a higher profile in the Caucasus. With the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., the EU (and France in particular) along with NATO shifted from “competitive cooperation” with ...
... Chinese experts discussed the development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the context of world order transformation and its role in modernizing global economy. The experts summarized the ten-year evolution of the initiative and compared the BRI with alternative projects of other actors. Special attention was paid to the development of transport corridors in Eurasia and opportunities for cooperation between Russia and China in building Greater Eurasian Partnership.
Among the participants were Sergey Luzyanin, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO University and the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics at HSE University, RIAC Member; Wang Yiwen,...
... Superpower
It was essential that in Beijing Chairman Xi and President Putin did not limit themselves do discussing the bilateral China-Russia agenda, no matter how important this agenda appears to be. On top of talking about trade, investments, R&D, education,... ... leaders from all the corners of our shared continent, was a perfect location to compare notes on the future destiny of Eurasia.
BRI, SCO, ASEAN, RCEP, CPTPP, CSTO, EAEU, CICA and may other multilateral Eurasian projects can be looked at as sprouts of the ...
... Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Poli
The actual contours of the pairing, however, are still not clearly outlined: There is conceptual uncertainty as to what exactly should be considered as projects indicating progress in the pairing of the EAEU and the BRI. Cooperation with China takes place at the bilateral level. In 2018, China and the EAEU signed an agreement on trade and economic cooperation, which includes trade promotion, harmonization of procedures and rules, e-commerce agenda, etc. The agreement is not preferential ...
... with whom I work with very closely, who’s the vice chairman of the Belt and Road Institute, Hussein Askary, also addressed these allegations. He has written a number of articles which are available on our homepage. It is a propaganda tool to demonize China, and, therefore, to identify the BRI as a new form of colonial expansion on the part of China. There's no substance to this. This is directed against Western populations because they do not have accurate information about what is really going on. The United States has abandoned its more ...
... use of the economic potential and improve living standards of the population in the areas lying far away from the capital. The bridge itself (more than 6 km in length, installed on 42 underwater pylons for rail and road traffic, its cost reaching USD 3.... ... high-speed Internet networks throughout Bangladesh in accordance with the government’s Digital Bangladesh concept, with the help of China International Railway Group (CRIG) and Huawei.
An important area of international cooperation is the Payra Port project ...
