How does a village in the proverbial “middle of nowhere” leapfrog from the conditions close to the Middle Ages into the 21st century and the center of world connectivity in the matter of 4…
Hussein Askary (Vice-Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden)
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX), through discussions with well-informed sources in Pakistan, China, and Europe reached certain conclusions regarding the fate of…
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden is happy to present one of the most transparent and scientific views about China's rationale behind proposing the Belt and Road Initiative. Professor Justin Yifu Lin is…
By Hussein Askary
Vice-Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden
The 23rd China-EU Summit took place on April 1st through video link and was in two sessions. The first session was attended by President…
Before the launching of the Russian military operation in Ukraine on February 24, and even in the following two weeks, freight transport on the China-EU Express railways was reaching overcapacity and congestions were developing…
How compatible is Build Back Better World with the Belt and Road Initiative?
Hussein Askary
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Feb. 28, in a video message commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Communiqué,…
The aesthetically and technically amazing opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 last week was a beautiful message of friendship and co-existence among nations of different political, cultural, and social structures united around the…
The State Council of the Chinese Government released on January 19 the plan for rail development in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2022-2025). According to Chinese official media reports, in that period the Chinese government…
While China admits that there is a climate change caused by emissions by human society, its dealing with the effects of that climate change and how to move forward without jeopardizing the livelihood of…
Hussein Askary (The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden)
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced on January 1, 2022 that “continuing the tradition of Chinese foreign ministers starting every new year with a visit…