https://www.scmp.com/rss/523547/feed The latest news and top stories on China Road and Bridge Corporation. A leading entity in the construction and infrastructure sector, Beijing China based China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) specialises in civil engineering and construction projects including roads bridges ports railways and airports. A subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company, CRBC primarily serves governments and private sector clients globally particularly in developing countries across Asia Africa Europe... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage Western governments and financiers increasingly avoid infrastructure projects that involve a Chinese presence as their geopolitical and economic rivalries intensify. Yet the Nairobi Railway City project stands as a rare exception. It combines British financing with Chinese construction and labour to build a major new public transport hub in the Kenyan capital. At the heart of the project is the proposed new Central station and a 172-hectare (425-acre) district that includes new businesses, homes... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349734/does-kenyan-rail-project-provide-model-chinese-and-western-firms-africa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349734/does-kenyan-rail-project-provide-model-chinese-and-western-firms-africa?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage Kenya has revived construction on its multibillion-dollar Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension that stalled more than six years ago, replacing heavy sovereign debt with innovative financing after renegotiating its loans with China. According to Kenyan officials, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and its subsidiary, China Road and Bridge Corporation, will build the railway’s two remaining sections at an estimated cost of US$5.4 billion. Kenyan President William Ruto earlier this... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348406/china-and-kenya-partner-finish-most-consequential-rail-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348406/china-and-kenya-partner-finish-most-consequential-rail-project?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:11 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou Monday’s fatal blast at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul has underscored the grave security threat China is facing, not just in Afghanistan but also in wider Central Asia. One potential area of vulnerability is Tajikistan, Central Asia’s poorest country, which has a weak military and a long border with Afghanistan. On the same day as the Kabul bombing, the Chinese embassy in Tajikistan issued a travel warning, telling its citizens and companies to boost security and evacuate from the border region... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3341049/why-are-tensions-along-afghan-tajikistan-border-such-headache-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3341049/why-are-tensions-along-afghan-tajikistan-border-such-headache-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:00:23 +0000 Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage China’s big money is returning to African infrastructure as its state-owned firms evolve from mere builders into long-term financiers and operators. This is so they have enough “skin in the game”, according to one analyst, as Beijing seeks lasting influence over key transport routes and critical mineral supply chains in Africa. Across the continent, these companies are increasingly financing, building and operating key infrastructure under public-private partnerships (PPP). This financing model... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335506/skin-game-china-pivots-operating-african-railways-ports-funding-shift?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335506/skin-game-china-pivots-operating-african-railways-ports-funding-shift?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:00:14 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong Hong Kong-based charity GX Foundation is broadening its public health initiatives in belt and road countries, as Chinese enterprises are increasingly expected to consider the “social dimension” of their operations beyond foreign investment pursuits, its chairman, former city leader Leung Chun-ying, has said. The foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with its business partners to launch a project on health risk prevention against dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases at... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3330246/hong-kong-charity-expands-public-health-efforts-across-belt-and-road-countries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3330246/hong-kong-charity-expands-public-health-efforts-across-belt-and-road-countries?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:00:11 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings A Chinese state-run company will help build a section of Chilean capital Santiago’s commuter rail system, as a host of contractors from China bid to construct a tunnel along the same railway system, reflecting Beijing’s burgeoning economic ties in Latin America. A consortium led by China Railway Construction (CRCC) has reached a US$470 million agreement with Chile’s State Railway to build a 26km (16.2-mile) electric railway in the South American country’s congested capital, Chinese media outlets... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3325988/china-state-firm-help-build-26km-chilean-electric-railway-peers-eye-tunnel-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3325988/china-state-firm-help-build-26km-chilean-electric-railway-peers-eye-tunnel-project?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:30:08 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings A made-in-China automated electric air taxi took off in Africa for the first time this week, as a new generation of Chinese low-altitude aircraft attracts growing interest from global buyers. The product on show was a pilotless electric take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) made by EHang Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed tech company from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. It took to the skies during the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition, a major industry event involving 34 countries that was... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324491/chinese-flying-taxi-takes-skies-africa-firms-eye-global-roll-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324491/chinese-flying-taxi-takes-skies-africa-firms-eye-global-roll-out?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:00:13 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Pakistan is deepening technological cooperation with China, expanding beyond aircraft and missiles to advanced sectors such as space exploration and nuclear technology, according to the country’s planning minister. Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan’s minister for planning, development and special initiatives, said the country was keen to strengthen scientific partnerships with China, including in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. He made the comments on Monday at the Pakistani embassy in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321072/china-and-pakistan-expand-tech-collaboration-nuclear-power-space-and-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321072/china-and-pakistan-expand-tech-collaboration-nuclear-power-space-and-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:07:38 +0000