Corridors of Power: BRI, IMEC, and the Contest for the Emerging World Order - Global Connectivities

The rivalry between China’s BRI and IMEC is reshaping global geopolitics around the control of strategic corridors and supply chains.

Global Connectivities
China uses trade policy and investment to bind African economies to its own, secure resources and expand influence, outmaneuvering the U.S. and Japan as it positions itself as the continent's primary economic partner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/07/japan/china-dominates-african-influence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #africajapanrelations #africachinarelations #ticad #aid #beltandroad #africa #bri #hunger #sdg #development #aid
Into Africa: China continues its dominance on the continent

Tokyo must step up those efforts and work with other partners to ensure that African countries have geopolitical choices.

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La Chine pourrait renforcer sa présence dans les territoires ukrainiens occupés via des projets liés aux “nouvelles routes de la soie”, suscitant des interrogations géopolitiques www.geo.fr/geopolitique... #Space #Science #Innovation #Aerospace #Defense #China #Ukraine #Geopolitics #BRI

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Nouvelle route de la soie: la Chine place-t-elle ses pions dans les territoires ukrainiens occupés ?

Depuis plus de quatre ans, la guerre fait rage en Ukraine. La Russie mène une politique d’invasion chez sa voisine et, selon plusieurs sources, semble associer la Chine à sa stratégie. Une collaboration officieuse qui aiderait Pékin à atteindre des objectifs plus vastes.

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La Chine pourrait renforcer sa présence dans les territoires ukrainiens occupés via des projets liés aux “nouvelles routes de la soie”, suscitant des interrogations géopolitiques https://www.geo.fr/geopolitique/nouvelle-route-de-la-soie-la-chine-place-t-elle-ses-pions-dans-les-territoires-ukrainiens-occupes-231902 #Space #Science #Innovation #Aerospace #Defense #China #Ukraine #Geopolitics #BRI
Nouvelle route de la soie: la Chine place-t-elle ses pions dans les territoires ukrainiens occupés ?

Depuis plus de quatre ans, la guerre fait rage en Ukraine. La Russie mène une politique d’invasion chez sa voisine et, selon plusieurs sources, semble associer la Chine à sa stratégie. Une collaboration officieuse qui aiderait Pékin à atteindre des objectifs plus vastes.

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Between Chokepoints and Corridors: Connectivity, Competition, and the Future of Emerging World Order - Global Connectivities

Great power rivalry now unfolds through control of trade routes and infrastructure, where connectivity equals both power and vulnerability.

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https://www.walknews.com/1264321/ 中国、イタリアとの貿易関係強化アピール 「不均衡是正」は道半ば | ロイター #ASIA #ASXPAC #BRI #CN #DEST:NOJPWDM #DIP #EASIA #ECI #ECO #EMEA #EMRG #EU #EUROP #EZ #EZC #GEN #INTAG #IT #Italy #JFOR #JLN #MCE #NEWS1 #PLCY #POL #TOPCMB #TOPNWS #TRACC #TRD #TRN #WEU #イタリア
The case for ‘hardened engagement’ with America

Allowing a distaste for one U.S. president (no matter how bombastic) to sever the ties that bind the free world is not only bad policy, it's a recipe for strategic irrelevance.

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Latest from our @[email protected] China’s footprint in Central Asia is shifting from Belt and Road spectacle to targeted, strategic investment shaped by local demands and limits https://ow.ly/4iAt50YJXEm #CentralAsia #China #BRI #Investment #Geopolitics #Economy #BeltAndRoad

Beyond the Belt and Road: Chin...
Beyond the Belt and Road: China’s New Playbook in Central Asia - The Times Of Central Asia

In the Kyzylorda Region, near the town of Shieli, the silos and conveyor belts of a Chinese-backed plant rise out of the fine brown dust that dominates the

The Times Of Central Asia
China’s footprint in Central Asia is shifting from Belt and Road spectacle to targeted, strategic investment shaped by local demands and limits https://timesca.com/beyond-the-belt-and-road-chinas-new-playbook-in-central-asia/ #CentralAsia #China #BRI #Investment #Geopolitics #Economy #BeltAndRoad