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China Adds Security Component to Belt and Road Initiative

Published by James Dorsey 1 Comment

by James M. Dorsey China appears to be shifting gears in its multi-billion dollar Belt and Road initiative. Long projected as driven by economics and the benefit of infrastructure linkages, China appears to be increasingly adding a security component to… Continue Reading →

Washington Misses Bigger Picture of New Chinese Bank

Published by Jim Lobe 6 Comments

by Jim Lobe Bibi Netanyahu’s election, persistent violence through much of the Middle East and North Africa, and intensified efforts to forge a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran topped the news here in Washington this week. But a… Continue Reading →