Mohammad Mahathir’s campaign rhetoric may have been initially regarded as election fodder, but his government’s strong stance on BRI projects illustrates the Malaysian prime minister may be leading his country down a new path.

Chinese funds are not for “vanity projects” in Africa.

China’s Middle Corridor aims to reincarnate an ancient nexus of power, culture, and commerce by promoting economic cooperation through Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Travelling along this key corridor, however, shows that its vision of promoting trans-Eurasian connectivity is still far from fruition.

America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and China’s Belt and Road Initiative are not necessarily competitors.

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation present unprecedented opportunities to increase trade and connectivity between Africa and China.

Amid the growing U.S.-China trade tensions, President Xi Jinping's One Belt One Road plan is more important than ever.

Big countries should not bully small ones, neither should small countries bully big ones.

With the United States suddenly cutting funding for international development projects, China faces a clear path to uncontested leadership in energy investment. Looking far beyond the already-ambitious goals laid out in the One Belt One Road initiative, Beijing has now announced another: financing a global power grid.

Cold War benefits no one.

Although the leaders of the SCO member-states emphasised that the Qingdao summit will be a new departure point for the organisation and agreed in principle that there is a need for a roadmap of actions, it still remains unclear what the SCO can really offer.