China's "railway dream," estimated to exceed 10% of Nepal's GDP, will push Nepal further into economic subordination and exacerbate South Asia's security risks.
The poorly constructed Pokhara airport, which has engulfed Nepal in massive debt, illustrates the risks of importing China's infrastructure-at-any-cost model.
China is awash in "bad debt," but can it learn from Japan's experience overcoming the collapse of the 1980s bubble? Here's what China would need to...
To counter China's destructive Belt and Road Initiative, G7 nations should lead in infrastructure financing based on transparency and fairness.
The G7, representing around 40% of the world's GDP, could be the most effective challenger to China's hegemony on multiple issues, including economic coercion.
President El-Sisi of Egypt regards himself as "great friends" with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But he also sells fuel to Japan.
A Chinese radar base at Dondra Bay could track US military activity in Diego Garcia and also movements by Indian, Japanese and Australian ships in the...
The Solomon Islands provides a key diplomatic base to address the needs of the Pacific Island nations, which is crucial for Pacific regional security.
China’s High-Speed Railway network is by far the largest in the world, but it is running at an eyewatering loss which may threaten the wider Chinese...
“Everyone understands Japan’s assistance has contributed to the development of our nation. In contrast, Chinese assistance seems harmful” (Pradeep Jayewardene)
Beijing seeks to pull vulnerable island states into its orbit through crippling debt, investing $130 billion USD in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2005 to...
It is nearly four months since the entire world was struck by the deadly Wuhan virus. No country, region, or continent has been able...
