One Belt One Road Initiative

Under China's glare, Pakistan launches Balochistan offensive to save CPEC

Facing China's mounting demands for better security after attacks on its citizens and CPEC delays, Pakistan is under intense pressure to safeguard Beijing's interests

'Don't trust Pak soldiers': Xi faces flak for Chinese deaths in Pakistan

Many Chinese companies in Pakistan have reportedly turned to Chinese security engineers to gather intelligence amid inadequate local security arrangements

Hope to work with China in upgrading shipyards and ports says Fiji leader

Fiji's leader says that after meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation's shipyards and ports. Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks to lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday. Rabuka is generally viewed as leaning less toward China than his predecessor Frank Bainimarama, and in a visit to Australia last month, Rabuka emphasized he was more comfortable dealing with traditional friends such as Australia. But in his Wednesday remarks, Rabuka highlighted the economic ties his small South Pacific island nation has forged with China over 50 years of diplomatic relations. Rabuka said that in his meeting with Xi last week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, he discussed how China's assistance was pivotal to Fiji's post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Rabuka said China's Belt and Road Initiative aligned with Fiji's development agenda and that China had contributed toward a number of grants a

Nepal investigating new international airport in Pokhara made by China

Nepal, one of the poorest countries in Asia, had sought to build an international airport in Pokhara since the 1970s in the hopes of turning the city into a tourist destination

PM's image no substitute for national vision: Rahul on Ladakh standoff

Chinese have to be dealt with 'from a position of strength', says Congress leader

China's Belt and Road projects lack transparency, say European firms

Only 20 out of 132 firms polled said they have bid for projects related to the BRI, a massive global network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks spanning Asia, Africa, West Asia and Europe

OBOR projects in Central Asia, Pak, Myanmar expected to lose money

According to the CSIS, if successfully implemented, the BRI could help re-orient a large part of the world economy toward China

One Belt One Road: US shares India's concerns, questions China's rationale

The Belt and Road Initiative, a pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping, focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and Europe.

Belt and Road Initiative not a 'Chinese plot': Xi tries to allay concerns

Visiting China in January, French President Emmanuel Macron said Belt and Road could not be "one way"

Tough time ahead for China's Belt and Road initiative

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently claimed at the opening ceremony of the Seminar on International Developments and China's Diplomacy in 2017 that China is ready to work with each party