China and Africa’s post-Covid partnership: key takeaways from FOCAC8
With FOCAC8 concluded in Senegal, the two sides have co-written a new chapter in an evolving relationship
Interview: Biodiversity risks and scientific collaboration along the Belt and Road
Prof. Alice Hughes, a biodiversity expert based in China’s Yunnan province, spoke to us about attempts from within the scientific community to measure and assess biodiversity risks along the Belt and Road
China’s foreign aid for biodiversity: why issue-based aid calls for institutionalized inter-agency cooperation
Sun Tianshu argues that the current fragmented foreign aid system needs overarching coordination for it to support Chinese diplomacy and address global challenges
“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
The Afghan crisis through the prism of Chinese media
In this special issue of our newsletter, we look at how Chinese media and society is trying to make sense of the bewildering situation in Afghanistan
How does Japan involve NGOs in foreign aid?: Implications for China
Japan’s leading foreign aid agency shows how the state can support civil society involvement in international development
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
Roundtable: Will the G7’s B3W Initiative change the game of global infrastructure development?
We surveyed our network of contributors on whether the G7’s counter-offer to the BRI represents anything new
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.