Tag: Xi Jinping

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05Sep/23

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Africa a one way street?

September 5, 2023EconomyAfrican Development Bank, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Chinese imperialism, Foreign direct investment, Foreign relations of China, Li Keqiang, Sino-African relations, Xi Jinpingadmin

Sept. 5, 2023 /Africa Business/ — China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a vast infrastructure project that aims to connect Asia, Africa, and Europe through a network of railways, roads, ports, and other infrastructure. The initiative has been praised by some for its potential to boost economic development in Africa, but it has also been criticized for being a one-way street that benefits China more than Africa. Continue reading →

26Oct/22

Four scenarios for a world in disorder

October 26, 2022PoliticsAfghanistan, Antony Blinken, Australia, Barack Obama, Beijing, Berlin, Brazil, Cambridge, China, Countries, Creative Commons, David Bach, Donald Trump, G20 nations, Geography of Asia, Germany, Giorgia Meloni, Greece, Hungary, Inflation, Iran, Italy, Jair Bolsonaro, James Bond, Japan, John Hopkins, Member states of the United Nations, Mussolini, North Korea, Paul Volcker, Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Political economy, Populism, Richard Nixon, Rio Tinto, Roberto Stefan Foa, Russia, Soviet Union, Stagflation, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, Unemployment, United States, Viktor Orban, Vladimir Putin, Washington, World, Xi Jinping, Yaschaadmin

David Bach, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more determined than ever to reunify with Taiwan, peacefully if possible and by force if necessary.

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