Advertisement China hosted the third edition of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing on October 17 and 18. The forum, which also served as a celebration of the Belt and Road Initiative’s 10th anniversary, was a useful window into global perceptions of the initiative, as evidenced by which world leaders attended. But equally … Read more
Advertisement On October 17 and 18, leaders, delegations and representatives from more than 130 countries gathered in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, also marking the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s ambitious global infrastructure and energy initiative. Among the invited was a Taliban delegation from Afghanistan led by acting … 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
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pose for a photo ahead of their meeting in Beijing, China, October 17, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Presiden Joko Widodo Advertisement China is willing to expand and strengthen economic cooperation with Indonesia, including in digital technology and renewable energy, President Xi Jinping said yesterday after meeting with President … Read more
Advertisement After a hiatus since 2019, Beijing will host its third Belt and Road Forum on October 17 and 18. China will certainly do its best to promote the achievements, as well as the planned upgrades, of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the forum, which doubles as a celebration of the BRI’s 10th … 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 Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo yesterday launched his country’s – and Southeast Asia’s – first high-speed railway, a milestone both for his administration and for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy scheme. The $7.3 billion rail line, which links the capital Jakarta to the city of Bandung … Read more
Advertisement One achievement reached on the sidelines of India’s G-20 Summit was the new initiative to develop a rail and shipping corridor connecting India to Europe via the Middle East. According to a White House fact sheet, leaders from the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy, and the European … Read more
Advertisement On September 7, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. Titled “Work Together to Build the Silk Road Economic Belt,” the address evoked the history of the ancient Silk Road, which Xi traced back to a Chinese envoy in the 2nd century BC. The speech, as befitted … Read more
Magazine One decade of the BRI: Where it started, how it has changed, and where it may be going. Workers use a measuring line at the construction site of Halim Station ahead of an operational test run of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train in September, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 12, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Dita Alangkara Advertisement … Read more