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One Belt, One Road: A plan for Chinese dominance and authoritarianism

BISHKEK (TCA) — Beijing is being criticized for the lack of transparency when it comes to One Belt, One Road plan, designed to establish China’s dominance in Eurasia — from Pakistan to Central Asia and beyond. We are publishing this article by James M. Dorsey* on the issue: Continue reading

India and Japan to launch their alternative to China’s Belt and Road initiative

BISHKEK (TCA) — With China's One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative being in the focus of the global attention, India and Japan plan a quiet launch of their Asia-Africa connectivity project later this month, Sputnik news agency reports. Continue reading

China’s new Silk Road initiative needs more certainty

BISHKEK (TCA) — Since China’s new Silk Road initiative was announced in 2013, the project has been "vague and unclear" in terms of concrete projects and the number of countries involved, Sputnik news agency reported citing a research by the French Institute of International Relations. Continue reading

Some 50 countries interested in cooperation with EEU — Russian president

BISHKEK (TCA) — Around 50 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America have expressed interest in cooperating with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 15, Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading

China paves the way for a new Silk Road

BISHKEK (TCA) — As the summit to promote and showcase China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative finished today in Beijing with China’s new commitment to inject tens of billions of dollars in Eurasian transport and transit projects, we are republishing this article originally published by Stratfor: Continue reading