Silk Road

What is happening in Syria, following yet another Russia-brokered deal, is a massive geopolitical game-changer. Ive tried to summarize it in a single paragraph this way:  Its a quadruple win. The U.S. performs a face saving withdrawal, which Trump can sell a…

As China continues to court more countries to join its massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), India has made its position very clear that it wont be participating because of a territorial dispute, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Yahoo Finance…

ISTANBUL-Anadolu Agency Turkey is working intensively to surpass its current trade volume with China -- $20 billion -- focusing on high value-added projects within a win-win framework, the head of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) said on Oct. 18. The B…

But Georgievas challenges start closer to home. The IMFs members no longer agree on many things, from how to bolster growth to how to govern themselves. And Georgievas agenda is likely to push them out of their comfort zones further. She wants to take the…

Inspired by the ancient Silk Road, China is investing in a massive set of international development projects that are raising concerns about how the country is expanding its power around the world. Initially announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, …

Three traditional Chinese colors offer three different packaging options. Line drawing techniques and tea receipts that circulated during the late Qing Dynasty are applied to the seal script design on the bottom of the brick tea. The final implementation of t…

Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola welcome Carl Zha, the host of “Silk and Steel,” which is a weekly podcast on the history, culture, and current events of China and the Silk Road. Zha provides a primer on what has unfolded with the protests in Hong Kong.…

More than 200 Russian and Chinese experts from various fields met at the ‘Russia and Guangdong: Building the future together’ forum in Moscow. Symbolically the event coincided with China’s traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. Speakers shared views on the importan…

From time to time, TTAC will highlight automotive products we think may be of interest to our community. Plus, posts like this help to keep the lights on around here. Learn more about how this works. Heading out into the sand — or any off-road environmen…

KATHMANDU: Chinese President Xi Jinping wound up two days of meetings in Nepal on Sunday (Oct 13) with separate deals for a rail link to Tibet and a tunnel, an official said, as the Himalayan nation seeks to end an Indian dominance over its trade routes by in…