Maldives ousts pro-China president for Belt and Road sceptic
The Maldives’ China-friendly president, Abdulla Yameen, was defeated in a general election by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reports, taking 58% of a vote in... Read more
China is lining up a broad reduction on import tariffs for the majority of its trading partners as early as next month, sources told Bloomberg, as Beijing looks to offset the impact of escal... Read more
The EU’s legislative body has revealed plans for a cross-continental infrastructure network to strengthen transport links between Europe and Asia, Reuters reports. The strategy in some ways... Read more
Pakistan has second thoughts on Chinese BRI investment
The government of Pakistan is looking to renegotiate a string of investment projects spearheaded by China under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, calling the deals unfair and skewed toward... Read more
Chinese state-run shipping company COSCO said it forecasts trans-Pacific cargo to drop by 10% should the US go forward with its plans to slap 25% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports i... Read more
