China’s flagship foreign policy effort could reshape the world’s digital, trade, and transport networks and political ties for decades to come.
This episode of the ChinaPower’s podcast investigates the evolving political and economic circumstances surrounding Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and its attempts to integrate its technology in global markets. Dr. James Lewis explores the growing concerns within the U.S. and among many of its allies as well as Huawei’s relationship with the Chinese government.
Even as Huawei faces resistance in Western airwaves, it is racing ahead under the world’s seas in a commercial contest that could eventually provide China with strategic advantages.
The signing of an MoU during a March 22-24 by Chinese president Xi Jinping has made Italy the first G7 nation to join China’s sprawling Belt and Road Initiative, but Rome will be wise to devote sustained long-term resources to the negotiation, implementation, and follow-up of whatever comes out of these memoranda to avoid the mistakes of other BRI partners.
This episode of the ChinaPower podcast explores current developments in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the lead-up to the second Belt and Road Forum. Jonathan Hillman, Director of the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project, discusses the BRI’s current projects and financing, including recent backlash and scrutiny from partner countries. He also details the approach the U.S. is taking toward the initiative in the face of recent agreements on the BRI between other democratic nations and China.
China’s hostile economic practices, military expansion, and coercive political and ideological tactics in Africa should not be ignored. However, establishing a clear distinction between detrimental and essential BRI engagement is crucial to fostering development, building common ground with China, and expanding the global market.