Other Briefings
China’s Peace Plan For Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and United States: Latest Updates And New Analysis
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Latest Update (March 17, 2023): China’s President Xi Jinping has now been confirmed as visiting Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin from Monday 20 to Wednesday, March 22. This article has been completely revised and rewritten from the piece that appeared on Thursday, February 23, to better reflect the latest […]
China Retains Position As Ukraine’s Top Trade & Potential Investment Partner
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis China has retained its status as Ukraine’s top foreign trade partner in January-February, with combined bilateral trade of US$2.3 billion, or averaging just over US$1 billion a month. China is followed by Poland at 1.95 billion and the remaining significant players are Turkiye and Romania. However, Ukraine is a declining market – […]
Xi Set To Meet Putin In Moscow, Talk To Zelensky: What Are The Potential Outcomes?
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Latest Update (March 17, 2023): China’s President Xi Jinping has now been confirmed as visiting Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin from Monday 20 to Wednesday, March 22. Preparations are apparently being made for Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Moscow, possibly as early as this coming Monday (March 20) […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #124
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Capital and trade investments continue to be drivers in Central Asia and the Middle East, while the emergence of new potential regional blocs is gaining significant academic traction. The China-Mongolia-Russia axis is discussed, as is a ‘tri-polarity’ involving India as the ‘middle-man’ between East and […]
Doing Business in South China in 2023: Insights from AmCham South China and Our Opinion
On February 27, 2023, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in South China, released two papers: the 2023 White Paper on the Business Environment in China and the 2023 Special Report on the State of Business in South China. 233 foreign and domestic companies participated in the survey and responses from 210 companies were eventually […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #122
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Eurasia has been the focus for both China and Russia this past week with significant developments throughout the Eurasian landmass. The Belarus President is in Beijing at this moment discussing Eurasian logistics capabilities from Eastern Europe to Asia, while comments from Roscongress outline the developing […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #121
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis This week we look at logistics development opportunities in a complimentary magazine download devoted to the subject and discuss cross-border advertising in Vietnam. In Central Asia, we examine Afghanistan and Kazakhstan’s BRI involvement in two detailed articles, and in the Middle East see how Dubai’s extraordinary growth […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #120
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China is enhancing trade and investment ties with Iran and Ecuador, while Hong Kong is looking at a UAE free trade agreement. Russia is picking up energy infrastructure projects in ASEAN and making inroads into Saudi Arabia, while simultaneously boosting its foreign reserves. Russian railway volumes heading […]
