The reaction in Western media to the declaration by China's President Xi Jinping of the "total victory over extreme poverty" in China in February 2021 was surprisingly predictable. In the best case, it was…
The China State Council released on February 24 the “Outline of the National Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Transportation Network Planning” indicating their transportation program going forward to 2035. According to Chinanews.com, the total scale of the…
In this new episode of the 2021 podcast series of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX), the Chairman of the BRIX, Ulf Sandmark, gives a fascinating and panoramic overview of the development…
In this new webcast (Episode 4) of the 2021 series produced by the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX), Hussein Askary interviewed Ms. Huilin Shin, Editor of the specialized rail shipping publication Railfreight.cn…
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden hosted Sri Lankan marine technology, transport and logistics expert Yasiru Ranaraja to discuss Sri Lanka's relationship to China historically and today, the country's role in the Belt and Road…
By Hussein Askary
The speech by President Xi Jinping at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 25th and the “white paper” issued by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of…
In this new episode of the webcast / podcast series produced by the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX), Hussein Askary interviews political economist Shakeel Ramay, director of the China Center at the…
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) has launched a new feature of its activities through a series of webcasts and podcasts addressing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from different perspectives. In…
When covering the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), one of the regions that is not receiving enough attention in the European and Swedish media in general and economic and business publications is the ASEAN…
Updated list of BRI member-states (2021)
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) has assembled an updated list of nations that have joined the Belt and Road Initiative by January 2021. The list includes…