“No new coal power abroad”: What has Xi’s announcement changed?
President Xi Jinping’s new pledge not only puts the fate of many coal power plants on the line, but also changes the long standing narrative of the BRI
How China’s support for Belt and Road coal power projects will end
China’s support for coal power around the world is likely to end quietly, without the kind of high-level policy announcement that many have been hoping for, argues Tom Baxter
Why the UAE?: behind the “central pillar” of China’s Middle East relations
Neither the largest nor most powerful of economies in the region, the UAE has emerged as China’s most important strategic partner in the Middle East. Jonathan Fulton of Zayed University explains why.
BRI and the Philippines’ BBB – where two infrastructure projects meet
President Duterte’s “Build Build Build” infrastructure push is transforming the Philippines’ landscape and its politics. Researchers Jerik Cruz and Hansley Juliano discuss how the “pivot to China” strategy shapes the BBB program and whether recent tensions might change the dynamics.
How China sees the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in the (post) Covid era
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a busy start to the year 2021. His itinerary may tell us how the BRI is being adjusted for new global realities
The winners and losers of the Belt and Road Initiative: from their own perspectives
Belt and Road Through My Village is a new book that listens to the perspectives of those most affected by BRI mega projects
Who gets to be green on the BRI and on whose terms?
An interview with Tyler Harlan on the politics of “greenness” of the Belt and Road Initiative
Charting the Belt and Road decision making machine
Understanding who makes what decisions in the Belt and Road Initiative, an interview with Dr Thomas Hale
Incorporating gender into Chinese hydropower development in the Mekong region
Dr Pichamon Yeophantong shares her observations about how Chinese infrastructure companies approach gender in project development
The puzzle of China’s missing solar and wind finance along the Belt and Road (Part 1)
New paper sheds light on reasons behind the lack of renewable energy lending from China’s policy banks