In September 2019, EU and Japan agreed to launch a sustainable connectivity project. Is this a possible alternative to the BRI or a complementary project?
New responses to the Chinese BRI (2): the EU-Japan Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity
New answers to China’s BRI (1): the Blue Dot network?
In November 2019, the USA, Japan and Australia launched the Blue Dot network. Can this new initiative compete with China’s Belt and Road?
Nippon Express offers new services on the Silk Roads
Nippon Express, one of the five largest logistics companies in the world, inaugurated its first journey from China to Europe on December 20, 2018. This first freight train is expected to connect Xian in China to Duisburg in Germany in just 18 days.
China and Japan together on the train to Bangkok!
In September 2018, a Sino-Japanese committee on public and private investment along the new Silk Roads might be held in Beijing.
Europe and new Silk Roads rival projects
Australia, the United States, India and Japan are reportedly discussing the formation of a competing project for China’s Belt and Road initiative. The best option for the EU is to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative to better protect its interests.
Japan ready to join the Belt and Road initiative?
For the 40th anniversary of the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty, on December 19, 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted to strengthen relations between the two countries. This announcement could eventually lead to a Japanese participation in