Africa And China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Chinese investment and economic engagement in Africa can be expected to intensify under China’s development plans for what it has described as the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
Economy
RMB: The Sooner the Depreciation, the Better
If the People's Bank of China did not allow the depreciation pressure of the RMB against the USD to be released, there will be certain costs.
Economy,Society
Lines of Flight: The New Ph.D. as Migrant
Economy,China,East Asia
Innovative Dynamism in the Dragon's Habitat
Economy,China
Economy,Southeast Asia
Laos And The Silk Road Economic Belt
In his April 2014 meeting with the visiting Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the need for China and Laos to intensify their comprehensive strategic partnership to achieve their national development goals.
Economy,China,Southeast Asia
“A New Type of International Relations”: Xi Jinping's 2015 State Visits to the UK, Vietnam, and Singapore
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly in late September 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping advocated for a new type of international relations that is based on practical win-win cooperation.
Economy,China
Different Perceptions of China’s “One Belt One Road” Initiative
After Beijing proposed the One Belt One Road initiative in 2013, some Western commentators expressed fear and concern that China will use it for narrow political or economic ends.
Economy,Central Asia
The 2015 BRICS-SCO Summits In Ufa: New Developments In Multilateralism
In mid-July 2015 the Russian city of Ufa was the venue for the 7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit and the 15th SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Summit.
Economy,China
China’s Transition To The “New Normal”: Challenges And Opportunities
In May 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the issue of China’s transition to a “new normal,” calling on the Chinese people to remain calm in the face of the economic slowdown.
Economy,China
Trans-Pacific Partnership: The View From China
On October 5, 2015 in Atlanta, trade negotiators from the US and eleven of its allies in the Pacific Rim reached final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, sending the trade agreement back to their national legislatures for final ratification.
Economy,China,Southeast Asia
Recent Developments In Sino-Vietnamese Relations
On June 29, 2015, Vietnam joined the other founding members of China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in signing the bank’s articles of agreement.
Economy,China
Latin America And China's “New Normal”
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s inaugural visit to Latin America in May 2015 highlighted the shift in China’s economic engagement with the region.
