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China builds Digital Silk Road in Pakistan to Africa and Europe
China is set to lay the final stretch of a cross-border fiber optic cable in Pakistan as part of the Digital Silk Road.
The Special Communications Organization (SCO), the telecommunications branch of the Pakistan Army, is about to lay a fiber optic cable between Rawalpindi and Karachi and Gwadar's port cities. The $240 million project is in partnership with China's Huawei Technologies and was approved by the government on Jan 21. It will also connect with the PEACE (Pakistan East Africa Connecting Europe) cable in the Arabian Sea.
The Mediterranean section of the cable is already being laid from Egypt to France, and the 15,000 km long cable is expected to go into service later this year.
Source: Nikkei Asia #Jan29
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/China-builds-Digital-Silk-Road-in-Pakistan-to-Africa-and-Europe
#DSR #BRI #ChinaPakistan #PEACE
China is set to lay the final stretch of a cross-border fiber optic cable in Pakistan as part of the Digital Silk Road.
The Special Communications Organization (SCO), the telecommunications branch of the Pakistan Army, is about to lay a fiber optic cable between Rawalpindi and Karachi and Gwadar's port cities. The $240 million project is in partnership with China's Huawei Technologies and was approved by the government on Jan 21. It will also connect with the PEACE (Pakistan East Africa Connecting Europe) cable in the Arabian Sea.
The Mediterranean section of the cable is already being laid from Egypt to France, and the 15,000 km long cable is expected to go into service later this year.
Source: Nikkei Asia #Jan29
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/China-builds-Digital-Silk-Road-in-Pakistan-to-Africa-and-Europe
#DSR #BRI #ChinaPakistan #PEACE
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Regarding the #BeltandRoad initiative, the Politico writes: "this charm offensive is starting to fall flat, however. Eastern European countries are increasingly unconvinced that Beijing is really delivering the economic perks they originally imagined. More crucially, there are security relations to consider."
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#BRI #Europe #EasternEurope #CentralEurope #China #CCP #nationalsecurity #imperialism #infrastructure #english #diyms
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#BRI #Europe #EasternEurope #CentralEurope #China #CCP #nationalsecurity #imperialism #infrastructure #english #diyms
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Scott Morrison could tear up Victoria's controversial Belt and Road deal with China with WEEKS as PM declares there's 'no benefit' to Australia
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed Victoria's controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement with China has no benefits.
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews who signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018 with China,
and other state premiers and chief ministers must detail to the Commonwealth all agreements made with foreign powers by March 10 for the assessment of the Federal Government
The intervention was made possible when Federal legislation was passed in December allowing the foreign minister to review and scrap state, territory, local council and public university deals with other nations.
Source: DailyMail #Feb15
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9260117/No-benefit-Scott-Morrison-tear-Victorias-controversial-Belt-Road-deal-China.html
#Australia #BRI #BRINoBenefit #China #CCP
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed Victoria's controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement with China has no benefits.
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews who signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018 with China,
and other state premiers and chief ministers must detail to the Commonwealth all agreements made with foreign powers by March 10 for the assessment of the Federal Government
The intervention was made possible when Federal legislation was passed in December allowing the foreign minister to review and scrap state, territory, local council and public university deals with other nations.
Source: DailyMail #Feb15
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9260117/No-benefit-Scott-Morrison-tear-Victorias-controversial-Belt-Road-deal-China.html
#Australia #BRI #BRINoBenefit #China #CCP
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China Faces European Obstacles as Some Countries Heed U.S. Pressure
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical posture.
Romania and Lithuania are taking broad measures to exclude Chinese companies from certain public procurements. Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Romania have suspended public tenders involving Chinese companies for work on nuclear-power plants, highways, rail lines, security scanners and a shipping-container terminal. Greece is debating whether to allow a Chinese shipping company to increase its majority stake in the country’s largest port.
The shift is largely taking place in smaller European countries, adding to tensions within the European Union, where big countries still largely favour maintaining business links with China.
Source: WSJ #Feb23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-faces-european-obstacles-as-some-countries-heed-u-s-pressure-11614088843
#China #EastEurope #EU #ChineseInvestment #BRI
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical posture.
Romania and Lithuania are taking broad measures to exclude Chinese companies from certain public procurements. Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Romania have suspended public tenders involving Chinese companies for work on nuclear-power plants, highways, rail lines, security scanners and a shipping-container terminal. Greece is debating whether to allow a Chinese shipping company to increase its majority stake in the country’s largest port.
The shift is largely taking place in smaller European countries, adding to tensions within the European Union, where big countries still largely favour maintaining business links with China.
Source: WSJ #Feb23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-faces-european-obstacles-as-some-countries-heed-u-s-pressure-11614088843
#China #EastEurope #EU #ChineseInvestment #BRI
WSJ
China Faces European Obstacles as Some Countries Heed U.S. Pressure
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical posture.
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“Xi’s bid for total control over China’s SOEs has profound implications for countries that are open to foreign investment. Before Xi, the national security risks posed by the CCP’s integration into China’s SOEs could be ameliorated by requiring investigation, transparency and disclosure during a country’s foreign investment review process. These measures are no longer sufficient now that Xi has begun to strengthen his grip on the CCP and wield the coercive elements China’s national power.” One of these state-owner enterprises, COSCO, even operates its own militia!
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#CCP #China #XiJinping #military #army #BRI #beltandroad #english #diyms
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#CCP #China #XiJinping #military #army #BRI #beltandroad #english #diyms
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Twitter banner size!
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#Kasakhstan #China #BeltandRoad
#Kasakhs #BRI #protest #Uyghurs #concentrationcamps #english #diyms
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#Kasakhstan #China #BeltandRoad
#Kasakhs #BRI #protest #Uyghurs #concentrationcamps #english #diyms
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The world is sick of #CCP's oppression! #Kasakhstan has woken up to the threat of #China's infiltration through the #BeltandRoad Initiative.
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#Kasakhs #BRI #protest #Uyghurs #concentrationcamps #english #diyms
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#Kasakhs #BRI #protest #Uyghurs #concentrationcamps #english #diyms
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#CCP is taking all the advantage while someone else pays for it - how typical. #EU member states (and all countries in the world tbh!) need to open their eyes!
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#China #beltandroad #BRI #hungary #fudanuniversity #infrastructure #university #english #diyms
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#China #beltandroad #BRI #hungary #fudanuniversity #infrastructure #university #english #diyms
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GOOD MOVE! Canberra needs to continue to step out China’s influence throughout the country, such as Confucius institutes in public schools and sellout of key national industries.
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#australia #victoria #beltandroad #BRI #decouplechina #confuciusinstitute #espionage #english #diyms
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#australia #victoria #beltandroad #BRI #decouplechina #confuciusinstitute #espionage #english #diyms
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Oh really?! The entire #BeltandRoad Initiative is basically modern colonialism. #fuckCCP
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#China #Meme #BRI #kazakhstan #Hungary #EasternEurope #english #diyms
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#China #Meme #BRI #kazakhstan #Hungary #EasternEurope #english #diyms
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TLDR: Just a reminder of how China uses disinformation campaigns to sway public opinion during COVID
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Social media and 'mask diplomacy' may have got them somewhere, but their other aggressive policies and human rights abuse won't get them far.
Italy is no stranger to the CCP’s moves, as they joined China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) in 2019, and they plan to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations in the coming year.
Perhaps that's why China is so keen on feeding Italy their nationalistic views and keep showing CCP is better than the EU.
#Italy #CCP #China #BRI #BeltRoadInitiative #COVID #Covid19 #coronavirus #MaskDiplomacy #meme
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Social media and 'mask diplomacy' may have got them somewhere, but their other aggressive policies and human rights abuse won't get them far.
Italy is no stranger to the CCP’s moves, as they joined China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) in 2019, and they plan to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations in the coming year.
Perhaps that's why China is so keen on feeding Italy their nationalistic views and keep showing CCP is better than the EU.
#Italy #CCP #China #BRI #BeltRoadInitiative #COVID #Covid19 #coronavirus #MaskDiplomacy #meme
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Protests have erupted in #Pakistan against a #BeltandRoad project, and #Pakistanis are far from the only people suffering under #CCP’s modern colonisation. In #Cambodia, lives, properties and the environment can all go to hell as far as #XiJinping is concerned.
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#dam #BRI #flooding #environment
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#dam #BRI #flooding #environment
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China owed $385bn – including ‘hidden debt’ from poorer nations, says report
Researchers have identified debts of at least $385bn (£286bn) owed by 165 countries to China for “Belt and road initiative” (BRI) projects, with loans systematically underreported to international bodies such as the World Bank.
The four-year study by US-based research lab AidData said the debt burdens were kept off the public balance sheets through the use of special purpose and semi-private loans, and were “substantially larger than research institutions, credit rating agencies, or intergovernmental organisations with surveillance responsibilities previously understood”.
It found 42 low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) had debt exposure to China exceeding 10% of their GDP, including Laos, Papua New Guinea, the Maldives, Brunei, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Source: the Guardian #Sep30
https://t.co/dcJYteM0Ng
#China #Debt #BRI #LMICs
Researchers have identified debts of at least $385bn (£286bn) owed by 165 countries to China for “Belt and road initiative” (BRI) projects, with loans systematically underreported to international bodies such as the World Bank.
The four-year study by US-based research lab AidData said the debt burdens were kept off the public balance sheets through the use of special purpose and semi-private loans, and were “substantially larger than research institutions, credit rating agencies, or intergovernmental organisations with surveillance responsibilities previously understood”.
It found 42 low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) had debt exposure to China exceeding 10% of their GDP, including Laos, Papua New Guinea, the Maldives, Brunei, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Source: the Guardian #Sep30
https://t.co/dcJYteM0Ng
#China #Debt #BRI #LMICs
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#CCP is always accusing some countries of propagating their imperial power, yet look at what it's doing.
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#BeltandRoad #BRI #China #WestAfrica #EquatorialGuinea
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#BeltandRoad #BRI #China #WestAfrica #EquatorialGuinea
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The Italian Minister of Defence called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) atrocious in an interview as it did not significantly boost Italy's export. Rather, the BRI is seen as a tool for China to increase its influence on geopolitics and global economy.
"The issue today is: how to walk back [from the BRI] without damaging relations [with Beijing]. Because it is true that China is a competitor, but it is also a partner," the defence minister added.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni said they will come out with an answer in Dec after meeting the US President Joe Biden at the White House last Thursday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/italy-china-belt-and-road-initiative/102667408
#BRI
#ResistChina
#CCP
"The issue today is: how to walk back [from the BRI] without damaging relations [with Beijing]. Because it is true that China is a competitor, but it is also a partner," the defence minister added.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni said they will come out with an answer in Dec after meeting the US President Joe Biden at the White House last Thursday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-31/italy-china-belt-and-road-initiative/102667408
#BRI
#ResistChina
#CCP
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🇰🇪🇨🇳 Kenyan President arrives in China
Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Beijing to participate in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
William Ruto intends to ask China for a $1 billion loan and a debt repayment restructuring plan, the country's vice-president said.
#Kenya #China #BRI
@asianomics
Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Beijing to participate in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
William Ruto intends to ask China for a $1 billion loan and a debt repayment restructuring plan, the country's vice-president said.
#Kenya #China #BRI
@asianomics