China has been a major investor and trade partner in Central Asia for some twenty-five years. For the first half of those years, Beijing was focused on oil ...

Credit: Flickr/ Jamie Davies More than seven years have passed since Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. What began as the Silk Road Economic Belt and ...

On 15 August, when India celebrates Independence Day, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan will mark four years in power. The ...

Credit: Depositphotos Since President Xi Jinping’s announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, China has invested over $1 trillion in thousands of projects around the world.

China hosts the third Belt and Road Forum this week, marking the 10-year anniversary of its multinational investment initiative. In the second of a three-part series, Jevans Nyabiage looks at ...

China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan as US troops complete their final withdrawal — with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence ...

For Afghanistan, the wins in finally opening the Mes Aynak copper mine are substantial. Yet so are its potential ...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to integrate Syria and Afghanistan, deepening Chinese interest in the greater Middle East region. The BRI holds importance for Beijing’s 21st ...

He focuses on Chinese foreign policy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and has reported extensively about China's Belt and Road Initiative and Beijing’s internment camps in Xinjiang.

Here’s a rundown on what the Belt and Road Initiative does, why the G-7 nations are worried about it, and the promise — and the limits — of the Western counter-effort announced at the summit.