https://www.scmp.com/rss/323471/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s presence at the 14th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention in Yangon was a timely reminder that, among Asean members, Myanmar is probably the most proactive ­in participating in China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”. There are many reasons to say this. First, among all the countries that could help Myanmar grow, China appears to fit the bill best. For nearly five decades, Myanmar was essentially closed to the outside world, so its basic... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2113082/how-myanmars-understanding-china-paving-way-economic-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2113082/how-myanmars-understanding-china-paving-way-economic-success?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Sep 2017 03:06:14 +0000 President Donald Trump put the final stamp in July on US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris accord, in a major environmental setback for the world. The agreement, with 196 nations signing up, had raised hopes that catastrophic climate change might be avoided through coordinated political action. Four years earlier, in the autumn of 2013, President Xi Jinping had announced the Belt and Road Initiative, with the aim to revitalise the ancient land and maritime silk roads through political cooperation... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2110296/how-china-and-asia-can-lead-fight-against-global-warming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2110296/how-china-and-asia-can-lead-fight-against-global-warming?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:53:13 +0000 In September 2013, President Xi Jinping ( 習近平 ) announced China’s “One Belt, One Road” global initiative. In the three years since, the Belt and Road has certainly captured worldwide attention, if not curiosity. As soon as one reads about the scheme on the official Chinese website, it is natural to link it to the ancient Silk Road, be it land-based (Belt) or maritime-based (Road). It immediately brings up a very intriguing question: What is the fundamental difference between the Silk Road and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2038541/belt-and-road-points-way-21st-century-renaissance-if-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2038541/belt-and-road-points-way-21st-century-renaissance-if-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:28:29 +0000