China’s Overseas Coal Decline Opens Door for Clean Energy
More China-backed coal capacity has been cancelled than constructed in recent years, creating an opportunity for recipient countries to pivot toward renewable sectors.
China’s flagship foreign policy effort could reshape the world’s digital, trade, and transport networks and political ties for decades to come.
More China-backed coal capacity has been cancelled than constructed in recent years, creating an opportunity for recipient countries to pivot toward renewable sectors.
G7 leaders unveiled an initiative to support global infrastructure, launched as China’s Belt and Road Initiative pulls back. To succeed, the United States and its partners must design incentives that mobilize private capital and appeal to leaders in the developing world.
Jonathan Hillman discusses the true cost of China’s Belt and Road investments for developing countries, the U.S. role in enabling a global alternative, and lessons from his travels to China’s overseas projects in this episode of CSIS’ Building the Future Podcast with Dan Runde.
Covid-19 has boosted Asia-Europe rail freight traffic during 2020, as Chinese exports have soared amid the global economic slowdown. However, it remains to be seen if the surge in traffic and rise of emerging routes will endure after the pandemic recedes.
This report discusses key economic trends, emerging technologies, and strategic options for defending global networks through 2030.