Belt and Road

The ambitious multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) exemplifies what happens when one de-links investment and development from established best practices and infrastructure growth, a senior US official has said. The CPEC was launched in 2015 …

By Ayaz Gul November 22, 2019 China and Pakistan urged the United States on Friday "to sift fact from fiction" before questioning their bilateral infrastructure development program, which Beijing is funding under its global Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). T…

The United States on Thursday warned Pakistan that it faced long-term economic damage with little return if China keeps pursuing its giant infrastructure push. The top US diplomat for South Asia said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- heralded as a game…

Faced with Chinese revisionism and the global retreat of the United States, Europe lacks the geopolitical strength and unity to assume Americas mantle as defender of the rules-based multilateral order. Europe therefore needs friends like Japan, and it is now …

Advertisement On Sunday, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former Sri Lankan defense chief accused of human rights violations, won the countrys presidential elections. Gotabaya rode a wave of Sinhala nationalist sentiment and security concerns, which were made all the m…

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankans choose a new president on Saturday in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing the Tamil Tigers but condemned by critics for war crimes, corruption and cosying up to China. Four years af…

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "China's Involvement in Global Infrastructure" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a detailed analysis of China's involvement in global infrastructure. With its Belt and Road Initiati…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday holds talks in Greece, where he is eagerly awaited by the new pro-business government. Xi touched down in Athens on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit aimed at deepening cooperation with Greece across the board. "…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry launched a renewed attack on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, saying that his recent criticism of the Chinese Communist Party was "extremely dangerous" and exposed his "sinister intentions". Last mon…

BEIJING, Nov 8 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry launched a renewed attack on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, saying that his recent criticism of the Chinese Communist Party was "extremely dangerous" and exposed his "sinister intentions". L…