Montenegro may default because of a BRI motorway construction project. Governance and financial matters need to be improved for future BRI programmes.
Montenegro’s debt dilemma: an opportunity to improve the BRI?
Is the 17+1 format still relevant?
Relations between China and Central Eastern European (CEE) countries remain strong but the 17+1 format probably needs to get revised.
China to construct Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel project?
Estonian new government may plan the construction of a tunnel between Tallinn and Helsinki in Finland by a Chinese company.
A new line between Hauts-de-France and Zhejiang
After several-month-interruption, the French Hauts-de-France region is once again connected to China’s Zhejiang province by rail.
EU-China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
After seven years of negotiations, China and the European Union have approved a comprehensive agreement on investment (CAI).
President Xi Jinping spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone.
On December 9, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with French President on the phone to increase cooperation between China and France.
The Three Seas Initiative and the BRI in Europe
In Central Europe, the 3 Seas Initiative can be developed along the Belt and Road Initiative to support connectivity between Europe and China.
Timor-Leste confirming willingness to develop BRI
For East-Timor, the Belt and Road Initiative can help for the construction of new infrastructure for the development of this country.
China-Europe rail freight transport to set new records in Summer 2020
In Summer 2020, China-Europe rail freight transport surged. Europeans needs to sustain this trend when the pandemic is over.
The New Silk Road on Screen
From 11 to 16 October 2020, was held the 7th Silk Road International Film Festival (SRIFF) in Xi’an, Shaanxi: an example of the cultural BRI.