Other Briefings
New railways to further link Xinjiang to Central Asia
Jan. 28 – Construction will hopefully start this year on two railways linking China’s westernmost Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with the central Asian nations of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Xinjiang government sources said. The railway, expected to be completed within the year, will link Korgas on the China-Kazakhstan border with China’s inland railways. From the […]
China Gives Southeast Asia’s Poorest First Time Access to Consumer Goods
This is the fifth in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Laos. By Andy Scott VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan. 23 – The Lao […]
China looks to Southeast Asia, but roads continue to hinder development
This is the fourth in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Laos. By Andy Scott VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan. 17 – Trade between […]
China eyes Mongolia’s resources
This is the third in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Mongolia. By Joyce Roque Jan. 8 – Through much of its […]
China Lays its Stake on Central Asia
This is the second in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Kazakhstan. By Joyce Roque “The main thing is to make history, […]
Delhi-Beijing, Mumbai-Shanghai: Anything China can do, India can do too
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis BEIJING, Nov. 9 – The new issue of China Briefing’s sister magazine, India Briefing, is now out, and is a Delhi and Mumbai special, identifying the investment environment in those cities. But in reading it through, and regularly visiting those cities as well as Beijing (where I live) and Shanghai, other comparisons […]
Should manufacturers move inland to avoid processing trade restrictions?
By Andy Scott SHANGHAI, Sept. 11 – China’s new policy restricting processing trade, which took effect nationwide August 23, will most heavily impact Guangdong province. The booming Chinese economy, which has grown at over 10 percent for the last 15 years, has been largely driven by processing trade factories located in South China and the […]
Mekong countries agree to bridge linking China to Bangkok
By Andy Scott Senior officials from several Mekong countries agreed yesterday to build a bridge across the Mekong River, linking by road, the southwest province of Yunnan, China with Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge, which, according to the Asian Development Bank, will be financed by the governments of the People’s Republic of China and Thailand, is scheduled […]
