Other Briefings
Going West…
April 7 – Investing in China’s Western regions has long been a favorite topic of China Briefing – the magazine released its first overview of them way back in 2002 in an out-of-print issue that we have resurrected for you. The region was subsequently covered by us again in 2003 and we also produced a […]
Used FDI in China’s western regions increases
April 7 – The increase in used foreign direct investment in China’s western regions exceeded the nation’s average by 128 percentage points in the first two months this year, said an official of the ministry of commerce on Sunday. During the first two months, the western regions’ actual use of foreign investment was US$1.393 billion, […]
New railways to further link Xinjiang to Central Asia
Jan. 28 – Construction will hopefully start this year on two railways linking China’s westernmost Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with the central Asian nations of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Xinjiang government sources said. The railway, expected to be completed within the year, will link Korgas on the China-Kazakhstan border with China’s inland railways. From the […]
China Gives Southeast Asia’s Poorest First Time Access to Consumer Goods
This is the fifth in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Laos. By Andy Scott VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan. 23 – The Lao […]
China looks to Southeast Asia, but roads continue to hinder development
This is the fourth in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Laos. By Andy Scott VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan. 17 – Trade between […]
China eyes Mongolia’s resources
This is the third in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Mongolia. By Joyce Roque Jan. 8 – Through much of its […]
China Lays its Stake on Central Asia
This is the second in a series of articles that looks at China’s borders. As China has grown in the last 30 years, so have the often complicated relationships it has with its many varied neighbors. In this article, we take a look at Kazakhstan. By Joyce Roque “The main thing is to make history, […]
Delhi-Beijing, Mumbai-Shanghai: Anything China can do, India can do too
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis BEIJING, Nov. 9 – The new issue of China Briefing’s sister magazine, India Briefing, is now out, and is a Delhi and Mumbai special, identifying the investment environment in those cities. But in reading it through, and regularly visiting those cities as well as Beijing (where I live) and Shanghai, other comparisons […]
