One Belt One Road Europe
On September 25-26, 2017, the 9th FCPAE Europe Forum organized by the AFCDUD (Association Franco-Chinoise du Développement Urbain Durable, French-Chinese Association for Sustainable Urban Development) was held in Issy-Les Moulineaux near Paris. The main theme of this event was “Smart City
In his first speech to the Ambassadors on August 29, 2017, President Emmanuel Macron mentioned China’s Belt and Road initiative, which he described as a major geopolitical project. He called for the deepening of the Franco-Chinese partnership and called on
According to an article published in the Asia Times, Myanmar is to facilitate foreign investments, particularly those related to the Belt and Road initiative. The country has already started to open its economy since 2016, and a law allowing the
On September 19, 2017, 300 media from 127 countries attended the Belt and Road Media Forum in Dunhuang, in China’s Gansu province. During the event, Yang Zhenwu, president of People’s Daily announced the launch of an international cooperation center for
Since September 2017, several European cheeses such as Camembert and Brie have been blocked at Chinese borders by sanitary authorities. Authorities have revised their criteria and no longer allow the importation of certain types of cheese such as soft cheese,
In late August 2017, the Government of Thailand announced that the construction of a high-speed train line between Bangkok and Nong Khai, a border town next Laos, will start next October. The first phase of this project will consist of
What would be the impact on the BRI? In late August 2017, Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister, who hopes to return to the highest office of the Republic revived his idea of a double currency for Italy. According to
On August 18, 2017, China’s State Council disclosed new rules regarding Chinese investments abroad. According to the new regulation, Chinese companies will have to restrict their investments abroad in the most speculative sectors such as real estate, sports, entertainment, and
In August 2017, several initiatives took place in the Persian Gulf that illustrated regional interest in the BRI. Dubai-based Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University organized a round table on Islamic finance and the Belt and Road initiative. This event brought
A recent article published in the China Daily describes the transformation of some cities in Western China through the Belt and Road initiative. The town of Yumen in the province of Gansu is being transformed partly through the “Belt and