Advertisement The third Belt and Road Forum (BRF), which doubled as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was hosted in Beijing, China from October 17-18 2023. As with the previous BRF, Africa was well represented, with five heads of state or government attending from Kenya, Ethiopia, Republic of … Read more
Advertisement On October 18, top leaders from around the world gathered for a “family photo” at the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China. The immediate takeaway was that it was a smaller grouping than normal. The 2017 Belt and Road Forum counted 30 heads of state or government in attendance, including China’s own … Read more
Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry announced today that the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held from October 17 to 18 in Beijing. That nails down the timing for the forum, which had been described for months only as happening sometime “in October.” The Belt and Road Forum has been on the … Read more
Advertisement Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has just returned home from almost a week in China, during September 10-16. Prior to the visit, journalists speculated that debt resolution must be the main priority for the visit, but that reflects a very shallow understanding of the dynamics in China-Zambia (and indeed China-Africa) relations. Hichilema is the fifth … Read more