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Why Russia might be warming to China’s belt and road plans in Central Asia

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Addressing the Boao Forum for Asia in the Chinese island province of Hainan, Russian deputy prime minister Alexey Overchuk said the Kremlin and Beijing had discussed the possibility of “improving connectivity” between the initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a Russian-led effort to create an EU-like common market. China-Russia ties set to deepen with … Read more

China plans to spend US$1 billion to revamp Tanzania-Zambia railway in race to control critical mineral trade routes

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“The Chinese side wants to use the PPP model to invest over US$1 billion in the coming years,” Du said. Why Chinese players are taking private stakes in Africa’s new megaprojects A team assembled in December has completed a business and technical inspection of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, the Tazara’s operator, and issued a report … Read more