Podcasts about New Silk Road

With guests Dr. Oriol Caudevilla and Skip SchiphorstThe Green Belt and Road Initiative. Much has been said about the BRI, known in China as the One Belt One Road – and sometimes labelled the New Silk Road. A global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in more than 150 countries and international organizations, the scheme is composed of six urban development land corridors linked by road, rail, energy, and digital infrastructure, and the Maritime Silk Road linked by the development of ports.The idea was simple enough, transport raw materials to China while carrying its manufactured wares to participating nations.Dr. Oriol Caudevilla is a highly regarded voice on all things fintech. He fleshes out what he means by the “Green BRI” because on the surface, the concept seems almost seems counter intuitive as vast amounts of carbon/energy are expended to carry resources towards China and goods from it. As he points out, there are there green efficiencies and other benefits to be had from the BRI that will meaningfully impact the planet's climate.Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Non-English Language Online Research. Skip Schiphorst is course coordinator and an instructor for the Swiss-based firm I-Intelligence's Arabic, Russian and Chinese open-source intelligence courses. He shares the importance of being able to search for OSINT in languages other than English and how it has a direct application to lawyers, compliance officers and investigators in regional hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore – and the banking and financial institutions and multinational corporations they serve. As he emphasizes, it is often easier to navigate the internet in Chinese than English due to simplicity in structure of the former language.Skip describes what it was like to grow up in Switzerland as a young man of Dutch ancestry, his decision to join the Marines in 1997 and how his views on the world and the degree to which outside powers can use military force to change cultures and nations changed over the course of his service. He believes this to be the Asian century as many Western nations pursue more nativist and isolationist policies. He also talks about the value of OSINT and multi-lingual research for due diligence in a mergers and acquisitions context, as well as for know-your-customer searches in anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions compliance for banks.The Regulatory Ramblings podcast is brought to you by The University of Hong Kong's Reg/Tech Lab (Building Better Financial Systems), HKU-SCF FinTech Academy, Asia Global Institute, and HKU-edX Professional Certificate in FinTech, with support from HKU Law. The program is led by Douglas Arner and hosted by Ajay Shamdasani. For more details and links, please visit: www.hkufintech.com/regulatoryramblingsHKU FinTech is the leading fintech research and education in Asia. Learn more at www.hkufintech.com.

The relationship between the United States and China remains one of the most critical dynamics shaping our world today, with ripple effects that could lead to either global progress or conflict. Amid political shifts in the U.S., now is the perfect time to take stock of where this high-stakes relationship stands, uncover emerging trends, and hear from experts on fostering understanding between these two global powerhouses.In this month's episode, we sit down with Sarwar Kashmeri—renowned host of the Polaris Live web series and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. A longtime friend of the Council, Mr. Kashmeri taps into his extensive network of global leaders to offer fresh insights into U.S.-China relations. Together, we explore his latest Telegram Series installment, where he gathers perspectives from top thinkers on how the two nations can maintain stability and avoid potential catastrophe.While tensions remain high, there are glimmers of hope. Discover how these two nations can collaborate on pressing global challenges, avoiding conflict while building a foundation for mutual benefit. Don't miss this critical conversation on the future of the world's most consequential relationship.Bonus Content: Curious about the European Parliament's report on the 2022 Sanctions War between China and the EU, discussed in this episode? Click Here to Read it Now.Sarwar Kashmeri is an international relations specialist, author, and commentator, noted for his expertise on U.S. global strategy and national security. He speaks frequently before business, foreign policy and military audiences. He is the founder and host of Polaris-Live. com, “United States and China in the world,” a live internet video program featuring 30 minute conversations on the business and geopolitical impact of China's rapid rise to superpower status.Kashmeri is author of the Foreign Policy Association's report “The Telegram: A China Agenda For President Biden“ (2021); “The Telegram II: The Business of America and China is Business“(2022); “China's Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy,” (Bloomsbury), his third book, was published in July 2019. It is a centennial book of the Foreign Policy Association where Sarwar is a Senior Fellow. The book was released at a Washington D.C. launch on November 7th, 2019 featuring Kashmeri and former U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel.

China's Belt and Road Initiative stretches physically with infrastructure projects across the globe, but there is one initiative that is the most ambitious yet - The Space Silk Road. The space race is heating up with new entrants like India and private companies like SpaceX, but it is the Chinese who are set to dominate by 2045. Central to the Space Silk Road is a controversial station in Patagonia, Argentina. The Espacio Lejano Ground Station has a powerful 16-story antenna, with an 8-foot barbed wire fence that surrounds the entire compound. Katy Watson asks astronomers, space engineers and Argentinian residents, how President Xi's Space Silk Road is impacting their universe.

In April 2023, the Boten-Vientiane line in Laos welcomed its first passengers. This high-speed train, a symbol of Beijing's New Silk Road initiative, connects the Laotian capital Vientiane to southern China in just a few hours. A vital commercial artery, it has opened up Laos, the region's only landlocked country. But the $6 billion project has come at a cost for Vientiane, which borrowed the money from China. More Chinese-funded infrastructure projects are now underway in places like Boten, a border town in Laos and the terminus of the high-speed rail link – a Chinese enclave in Laotian territory. Our regional correspondents report.

From infrastructure to tourism, China is strengthening its control over its smaller neighbour Nepal. Beijing has been increasing its investment in trade, tourism and reconstruction since Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake. It is also sending teachers to teach Chinese to the Nepalese, gradually turning them away from India. Caught between the two Asian giants, Nepal's allegiance is constantly shifting, as projects and investment deals come and go. FRANCE 24's Léa Delfolie, Khansa Juned and Bhadra Sharma report.

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Join us in this episode of The Jay Martin Show as we dive deep into the intricate and ambitious economic strategies of China with our esteemed guest, David Goldman, Deputy Editor of Asia Times. While global attention is riveted on the conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, Goldman sheds light on the underreported economic wars unfolding across Africa and South America. Discover how China's rollout of cloud computing, 5G infrastructure, and transportation networks is reshaping the geopolitical landscape. Learn about China's long-term plans, the implications for global economic power, and what this means for the future of international relations. More David Goldman: https://x.com/davidpgoldman https://lawliberty.org/author/david-goldman/ Jay Martin University: http://jaymartinuniversity.com/ Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://jaymartin.substack.com/subscribe Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international Copyright © 2024 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.

In 2013 Iceland made history by becoming the first European country to sign a free trade agreement with China. It was aimed at increasing exports from Iceland to China as well as opening up Iceland to cheaper Chinese consumer goods. Geothermal energy has meant that Iceland is effectively carbon neutral. Its expertise in this area has led to collaboration with China and its geothermal model is changing China's energy mix. One man behind this collaboration is Atli Jonsson, CEO of Arctic Green Energy. Anna Holligan asks him how will geothermal help shape the future needs of China's energy consumption and open further opportunities for collaboration? Iceland and China have also steadily increased their scientific co-operation in the Arctic. In October 2018, the China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory was officially opened in the city of Karholl, 440 km north of Reykjavík. Set up to monitor climate and environmental change in the Arctic, the observatory is managed by the Polar Research Institute of China and Iceland's Institute of Research Centres. Station manager Halldor Johannsson explains the impact this collaboration has on Iceland.Presenter: Anna Holligan Producer: Peter Shevlin Editor: Alan Hall A C60Media production for BBC World Service(Photo: The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, is seen over Godafoss waterfall, east of Akureyri, northern Iceland. Credit: Mariana Suarez/AFP)

The Norwegian town of Kirkenes set on the coast and inside the Arctic Circle, is on the edge of what the Chinese refer to as the Polar Silk Road. The Northern Sea Route or Northeast Passage is an increasingly valuable shipping route for both Russia and China, hugging the Russian coastline to eastern Siberia. In 2010 a ship departed from Kirkenes bound for China with 41,500 tons of iron ore concentrate, arriving 22 days later. Via the Suez canal, the same journey would have taken over 40 days. It was the first time that a non-Russian ship had been along the Northern Sea Route, showing that this was possible and paving the way for China's Arctic policy. Anna Holligan shines a light on China's wider ambitions in the Arctic.

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2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. CGTN invites dozens of college students, together with experts and national news networks from Pakistan and Malaysia, to jointly review the achievements of the initiative over the past decade and explore its future potential. In this show, we are joined by Li Qiuyuan, CGTN Anchor; Zhong Shi, CGTN Anchor; Harvey Dzodin, Senior Fellow of Center for China and Globalization; Amine Hammadi, Chief Analyst for the African Chamber of Commerce; Zoon Ahmed Khan, Research Fellow of the BRI Strategic Institute of Tsinghua University; and John Gong, Vice President of Research and Strategy University of International Business and Economics - Israel.

Xi Jinping announced a massive building project along the ‘New Silk Road' to very little fanfare in Kazakhstan 10 years ago this month. Infrastructure including railways, roads and ports have been built in 165 countries to date, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Billions of dollars has been lent to countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Some are now struggling to afford the payments and China is reducing the amount being loaned. We look at what this means for Beijing's finances and for countries with huge projects underway, but with no means of meeting the repayments. Presenter: Ed Butler Producer: Hannah Bewley Additional reporting: Michael Kaloki (Picture: Xi Jinping waits for a photo call at the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China in May 2023: Credit: Florence Lo/Reuters)

Montenegro has gone into huge debt to build a highway on China's New Silk Road. What will happen if the country can't pay that money back? Even worse, the project has also created a slew of environmental problems.

Matthew Ehret is a journalist, lecturer and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review. His works have been published in Executive Intelligence Review, Global Times, Asia Times, 21st Century Science and Technology, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Duran, Zero Hedge, Fort-Russ and Sott. He has published "The Time has Come for Canada to Join the New Silk Road" and is the author of three volumes of the Untold History of Canada.  Matt joins us to talk about his four volume series entitled, The Clash of the Two Americas.   ++HTKASC LINKS++ WEBSITE | ROKFIN |  YOUTUBE | APPLE PODCASTS | INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BITCHUTE | SPOTIFY | ODYSEE        

Gruzia đang trở một trong những quốc gia có tỷ lệ tăng trưởng kinh tế nhanh nhất thế giới vào năm 2022, bất chấp khủng hoảng năng lượng và lạm phát. Cuộc chiến tranh Ukraina đã khiến hàng trăm ngàn người rời khỏi Nga và lựa chọn đến Gruzia. Chủ yếu là những người trẻ có trình độ cao và mang theo nhiều tiền mặt.  Nằm ở vị trí chiến lược, Gruzia trở thành con đường kết nối châu Âu và châu Á, trên con đường tơ lụa mới (New Silk Road). Mười năm trở lại đây, nền kinh tế 3,7 triệu dân đã ghi nhận những tăng trưởng đáng kể, từ 3 đến 5 % trước đại dịch Covid-19. Do ngành dịch vụ, du lịch chiếm 60 % trong cơ cấu kinh tế, Gruzia cũng như nhiều nước khác, đã phải chịu tác động nặng nề từ Covid-19 và bước sang giai đoạn phục hồi.    Tăng trưởng đầy "bất ngờ"Với hơn 800 km đường biên giới chung với Nga, các dự báo tăng trưởng của Gruzia được đưa ra không mấy tích cực đầu năm 2022. Tuy nhiên, trường hợp của Gruzia đã khiến các nhà kinh tế “đau đầu”, nhiều lần phải sửa đổi báo cáo trong những tháng cuối năm. Trả lời phỏng vấn của RFI Tiếng Việt (15/11/2022), nhà kinh tế học Lasha Kavtaradze, trưởng phòng Phân tích và Dự báo Kinh tế Vĩ mô tại viện nghiên cứu Galt & Taggart, có trụ sở tại Tbilisi, cho biết mức tăng trưởng lên hai số là điều mà không ai ngờ tới : “Vào đầu năm 2022, trước khi chiến tranh Nga – Ukraina xảy ra, chúng tôi đã dự báo rằng tỷ lệ răng trưởng kinh tế có thể đạt 5 %. Tuy nhiên khi chiến tranh bắt đầu, chúng tôi đã phải thay đổi, và hạ thấp tỷ lệ này xuống. Chúng tôi đã tiếp tục thay đổi vài tháng sau đó do số lượng người Nga di cư sang Gruzia gia tăng trong thời gia qua. Chúng tôi ghi nhận dòng tiền từ nước ngoài đổ vào Gruzia tăng mạnh. (Tính đến tháng 10/2022), tỷ lệ tăng trưởng kinh tế đã lên đến 10.2 %.”    Không chỉ cơ quan của ông Lashka, tổ chức tư vấn đầu tư Galt & Taggart, bị bất ngờ, nhiều tổ chức quốc tế khác cũng đã ghi nhận trường hợp tương tự. Ngân hàng Tái cấu trúc và Phát triển châu Âu, vào tháng 03/2022, đã dự đoán rằng cuộc xung đột ở Ukraina sẽ giáng một đòn mạnh vào nền kinh tế Gruzia. Ngân hàng Thế giới cũng dự báo vào tháng 4/2022 rằng tăng trưởng của Gruzia sẽ giảm xuống còn 2,5% từ mức 5,5% ban đầu.   Đến tháng 11/2022, Quỹ tiền tệ thế giới (IMF) công bố báo cáo về tăng trưởng “không ngờ của Gruzia”, trong khi mà nhiều nước tăng trưởng đi xuống và phải đối mặt với cảnh lạm phát, giá năng lượng do cuộc chiến ở Ukraina. Ngân hàng Trung ương Gruzia cho biết, từ tháng Tư đến tháng Chín 2022, người Nga đã chuyển hơn 1 tỷ đô vào Gruzia, qua chuyển khoản từ ngân hàng hay các dịch vụ chuyển tiền khác. Con số này cao gấp 5 lần so với cùng kỳ năm 2021. Theo báo cáo của tổ chức Transparency, có trụ sở tại Tbilisi, Gruzia, riêng trong năm 2022, Gruzia đã nhận được tổng tộng 3,6 tỷ đô la từ Nga, qua hình thức kiều hối (remittances), du lịch, xuất khẩu hàng hoá…, gấp 4 lần so với 2021 từ các nguồn tương tự. Con số này tương đương với 14,6% GDP của Gruzia vào năm 2022. Trước đó, tỷ lệ cao nhất chỉ đạt 9,9% GDP vào năm 2018.  Chính sách thị thực dễ dàng của GruziaCác lệnh trừng phạt của phương Tây khiến nền kinh tế Nga bị cô lập, nhiều tập đoàn đa quốc gia đã đóng cửa, ngừng hoạt động ở Nga. Nhiều đường bay quốc tế bị tạm ngưng. Thêm vào đó là lệnh động viên 1 phần cho chiến trường ở Ukraina, hàng trăm ngàn người đã lựa chọn rời khỏi đất nước. Một nước láng giềng, từng thuộc khối Liên Xô cũ là một lựa chọn lý tưởng. Ngoài vị trí địa lý và gần gũi về văn hoá với Nga, Gruzia còn ban hành chính sách nhập cư “tự do”, cho phép người nước ngoài từ nhiều quốc tịch khác nhau, đến sinh sống, làm việc và thành lập doanh nghiệp mà không cần xin thị thực trong vòng 1 năm. Hơn 100 000 người Nga đã đến Gruzia kể từ khi chiến tranh nổ ra. Vào tháng 9 năm ngoái, các trạm kiểm soát biên giới giữa hai nước trong tình trạng quá tải. Các dòng xe nối dài hàng chục km tại các cửa khẩu giữa Nga và Gruzia chờ thông quan.    Theo nhà kinh tế học Lasha Kavtaradze, có 2 đợt nhập cư chính từ Nga vào Gruzia: “Đợt đầu tiên là kể từ khi chiến tranh bắt đầu, ước tính có khoảng 70 000 người Nga đã đến Gruzia Đến mùa hè thì con số này giảm xuống khoảng 50 000. Nhưng từ sau tháng 9, chúng tôi chứng kiến đợt di cư lớn thứ hai từ Nga, thêm khoảng 80 000 người. Một tổ chức nghiên cứu kinh tế của Đức đánh giá rằng ở làn sóng thứ nhất thường là những người di cư có trình độ cao, làm việc trong các lĩnh vực công nghệ, như IT và chi phí sinh hoạt hàng tháng mà họ trả khi di cư tới Gruzia rơi vào khoảng 1700 -3000 đô la. Tuy nhiên làn sóng thứ hai thì được cho là những người có thu nhập thấp, thấp hơn so với những người đến trong đợt 1. Nếu xét đến tác động từ cả hai làn sóng này tạo ra đối với tăng trưởng kinh tế Gruzia, khiến GDP tăng 11 %.”  Theo Reuters, nền kinh tế tương đối khiêm tốn, trị giá khoảng 19 triệu đô la, được biết đến trong khu vực bởi các ngọn núi hùng vĩ và thung lũng nho, đang dần vượt các nền kinh tế mới nổi về tốc độ tăng trưởng như Việt Nam hay các nước xuất khẩu dầu khí, như Kuwait, (giàu có nhờ giá dầu khí tăng cao). Hãng tin Anh trích dẫn nhận định của giám đốc điều hành của ngân hàng TBC ở Gruzia, cho rằng“kinh tế có nhiều tiến triển và tất cả các ngành công nghiệp đều khởi sắc, từ doanh nghiệp nhỏ đến lớn. Đúng là có một cơn bùng nổ !”  Dòng tiền Nga đổ vào GruziaTheo báo cáo của German Economic Team về tình hình này, những người di cư từ Nga đến Gruzia thường sẽ ở lại khoảng 6 tháng, điều này ít nhiều cũng đã tạo ra tác động tích cực đối với nền kinh tế Gruzia, vốn đang phục hồi sau suy giảm của đại dịch Covid-19. Theo số liệu của Cơ quan thống kê Gruzia, từ tháng 1 đến tháng 11/2022, 12083 doanh nghiệp Nga được đăng ký ở Gruzia, cao gấp 13 lần so với cả năm 2021.Thêm vào đó, vào tháng 09/2022, các ngân hàng tại Gruzia cũng ghi nhận hơn 45 000 tài khoản do người Nga đứng tên, tức là tăng gấp đôi so với những năm trước đó.   Nhà kinh tế học Lasha Kavtaradze nhận xét : “Nếu như nhìn vào tổng thể thu nhập từ di dân, một trong số họ gửi tiền trong ngân hàng và không tiêu chúng. Hơn nữa, Gruzia không chỉ tiếp nhận di dân từ Nga mà còn từ Belarus hay Ukraina, do vậy dòng tiền như vậy giúp thúc đẩy lượng cầu (demand) và đầu tư, cũng như tác động tích cực đến tiền lari của Gruzia, hiện nay đã tăng 12% so với đô la (theo số liệu từ tháng 11/2022).”Gruzia cũng không phải là nước duy nhất được hưởng lợi từ dòng người di cư từ Nga do chiến tranh Ukraina. Nhà kinh tế học Lasha Kavtaradze cho biết Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, Armenia cũng đã đạt được những tăng trưởng kinh tế đáng kể từ nguồn tài chính tương tự. Các quốc gia này đã phản đối các trừng phạt của phương Tây đối với Nga, đổi lại, thu hút dòng tiền từ Nga. Tăng trưởng kinh tế đạt 11 % tại Armenia và 7 % đối với Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ vào năm vừa qua. Theo CNBC, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ đã cấp giấy phép cư trú cho 118.826 người Nga, 1/5 doanh số từ bất động sản cho khách nước ngoài là đến từ người Nga.  Giá bất động sản bùng nổQuay trở lại Gruzia, dòng người di dân đến Gruzia có thể nhìn thấy rõ rệt ở thủ đô Tbilisi, đặc biệt là trong thị trường bất động sản. Tuy nhiên, không hoàn toàn là tác động tích cực. Hãng tin Reuters cho biết giá thuê nhà ở Tbilisi đã tăng 75 % vào năm 2023. Những người thu nhập thấp và sinh viên là những nạn nhân đầu tiên. Ví dụ như trường hợp của cô Nana Shonia, 19 tuổi. Vài tuần trước khi chiến tranh Ukraina nổ ra, cô đã ký hợp đồng thuê một căn hộ tại trung tâm thủ đô, với giá khoảng 150 euro mỗi tháng. Tuy nhiên vào tháng Bảy vừa qua, cô đã bị chủ nhà yêu cầu ra khỏi căn hộ vì giá nhà tăng. Cô Helen Jose, một du học sinh Ấn Độ cũng gặp trường hợp tương tự, đã phải đến ở nhờ nhà bạn vì giá nhà của cô đã tăng gấp đôi trong mùa hè vừa qua. Trả lời hãng tin Reuters, cô cho biết: “Trước kia, tìm nhà rất dễ. Nhưng nay không chỉ tôi mà cả các bạn tôi cũng bị yêu cầu rời đi, bởi vì có những người Nga sẵn sàng trả nhiều hơn chúng tôi”.  Dù giá nhà có cao nhưng giới chuyên gia cho rằng các doanh nghiệp không sẵn sàng đầu tư quá nhiều vào thị trường bất động sản, bởi vì giá nguyên vật liệu và thiết bị cao. Hiện các chủ nhà có thể thu được lợi tức thì vì giá thuê nhà tăng, nhưng lợi nhuận từ việc bán nhà lại không đáng kể. Theo các nhà kinh tế, sự bùng nổ này không kéo dài và khuyến khích chính phủ Gruzia sử dụng nguồn thu thuế lành mạnh để trả nợ và có phương án dự trữ ngoại tệ khi có thể.   Địa chính trị bất ổnHơn nữa, cuộc xung đột xảy ra vào năm 2008 (tại Nam Ossetia và Abkhazia) giữa Nga và quốc gia từng thuộc Liên Xô cũ khiến một số người lo ngại rằng Gruzia có thể chịu tác động về xã hội cũng như chính trị trong thời gian tới. Nếu như vào tháng 9 năm ngoái, sau khi tổng thống Nga ban lệnh động viên một phần, dòng người ồ ạt từ Nga kéo vào Gruzia, thì ở phía bên kia các trạm kiểm soát biên giới, trên lãnh thổ Gruzia, các nhà hoạt động biểu tình phản đối tiếp nhận người Nga vì cho rằng rằng gián điệp Nga có thể nằm trong số họ.  Viện tư vấn Hudson, có trụ sở tại Washington, Hoa Kỳ, đã cảnh báo rằng “điện Kremlin có thể sử dụng sự hiện diện của những người Nga này như là cái cớ để can thiệp hoặc gây hấn hơn nữa”.Chuyên gia về chính sách kinh tế và xã hội tại viện Phát triển Tự do Thông tin Gruzia (IDFI), Mikheil Kukava nhận định với CNBC rằng, mặc dù phần lớn những người di cư từ Nga thuộc “thế hệ mới” và không phải là mối đe doạ, nhưng điện Kremlin có thể sử dụng đây như là “cái cớ để đến và bảo vệ họ. Vậy thì những tác động tích cực về kinh tế không đáng là bao”.  Về phần mình, chuyên gia kinh tế Lasha Kavtaradze lại cho rằng, tỷ lệ rủi ro là rất thấp đối với những di dân trình độ cao đến từ Nga. Hơn nữa, tuỳ vào tình hình địa chính trị toàn cầu thay đổi ra sao, đa số sẽ không ở lại Gruzia mà có thể đến Hoa Kỳ hày một nước khác, nhiều người cũng đã thay đổi quốc tịch.  

China and Iran are building a strategic partnership. A cooperation agreement has been signed where China and Iran will work together to expand their collective interests while diminishing the United States global interest. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke to a crowd in Beijing, stating “a new world order is forming, and taking the place of the old one, and the epicenter of the new world order is Asia.” The partnership includes China's New Silk Road, which is called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It involves billions of dollars worth of projects in more than 100 countries, and it is the revival of an ancient trading route between Asia and Europe. 1 (844) 426-4653 https://bmcham.com/

1470 BC - A five-ship caravan by Egyptian Pharoah Hatshepsut undertakes a unique voyage, possibly the first plant-collecting mission masterminded by a woman. The voyage is successful as the touring party returns with 31 live plants of a certain species. Over 4000 kms away, in a port once considered one of the greatest in the world, an extract of the same plant is making its way around the world. But which plant is this, and why does it matter today? This week, we travel from Luxor in Egypt to Bharuch in Gujarat and discover a lesser-known trade route, whose key commodity has meaning and consequences for three major religions in the world. Tune in, and discover the lessons of time and death, some inherent, and some manmade. Till then Check out the other episodes, Anne Frank, Lootera and Endless Life of Trees Anne Frank, Lootera and Endless Life of TreesThe Trees that built Venice The Trees that built VeniceElm Trees, National Revolutions and Modern Paper Elm Trees, National Revolutions and Modern PaperEuropean Impressionism, Japanese Nationalism and Cherry Blossom Trees European Impressionism, Japanese Nationalism and Cherry Blossom TreesThe tree that built New Zealand The tree that built New ZealandLiving Fossils, National Identities and 200 Mn year old trees Living Fossils, National Identities and 200 MM year old trees You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts websitehttps://ivm.today/3xuayw9You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42 )You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: IVM Podcasts - Apps on Google Play or all other major audio platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Government Summit in Dubai is examining a rebalance of power, of demographics and of society's relationship to technology and energy. On this week's episode, host Kelsey Warner digs into that rebalance by looking East — to the centre of major emerging economies like India and Indonesia, and to a reopened China. What paths in tech, energy, and innovation are opening up between Asia and the Middle East? Partners at advisory firm Oliver Wyman, Adel Alfalasi and Ben Simpfendorfer, join to discuss how 'the new Silk Road' is ready to be understood in a 21st century context. Host Kelsey Warner is joined by Oliver Wyman's Adel Alfalasi and Ben Simpfendorfer, author of 'The New Silk Road'.

China's “Belt and Road Initiative” is a multi-trillion dollar global infrastructure project that harkens back to its original Silk Road roots to connect the regions of the world into a massive trade network. The project is currently underway and is expected to be completed in the middle part of the century, but the project isn't without controversy. The two-pronged approach features the Silk Road Economic Belt which connects countries and regions through road and rail projects and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road which connects China to ports in SE Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Can China pull off the most ambitious construction project in the history of the world, or is it simply a covert way of enslaving unsuspecting countries into a devious debt trap laid by the CCP? Sponsors: Emergency Preparedness Food: www.preparewithmacroaggressions.com Chemical Free Body: https://www.chemicalfreebody.com and use promo code: MACRO C60 Purple Power: https://c60purplepower.com/ Promo Code: MACRO Wise Wolf Gold & Silver: www.Macroaggressions.gold True Hemp Science: https://truehempscience.com/ Haelan: https://haelan951.com/pages/macro Solar Power Lifestyle: https://solarpowerlifestyle.com/ Promo Code: MACRO LegalShield: www.DontGetPushedAround.com Coin Bit App: https://coinbitsapp.com/?ref=0SPP0gjuI68PjGU89wUv Macroaggressions Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/macroaggressions?ref_id=22530 LinkTree: linktr.ee/macroaggressions Books: HYPOCRAZY: https://amzn.to/3AFhfg2 Controlled Demolition on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M21XKJ5 Purchase "The Octopus Of Global Control" Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aEFFcr Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/39vdKeQ Online Connection: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/Macroaggressions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macroaggressions_podcast/ Discord Link:  https://discord.gg/4mGzmcFexg Website: www.theoctopusofglobalcontrol.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/theoctopusofglobalcontrol Twitter: www.twitter.com/macroaggressio3 Twitter Handle: @macroaggressio3 YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCn3GlVLKZtTkhLJkiuG7a-Q Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2LjTwu5

On this week's show, we're taking a look at some niche cultural trends in Asia, from a massive New Silk Road project in Uzbekistan, to an unusual Indian band called Womeniya, to a Cambodian circus helping people deal with trauma.

The town of El Triunfo in Tabasco state is not far from the Mexican border with Guatemala. Translated from Spanish, ‘El Triunfo' means ‘The Triumph' and being miles from the nearest city, with just over 5000 inhabitants, it does not usually attract much attention. However, that changed in 2018 when Tren Maya was announced and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) arrived to help build part of the brand new train line, connecting the ancient Mayan ruins across the Yucatán Peninsula. Seen as the pet project of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Tren Maya is one of the biggest news stories in Mexico, and has had its fair share of opposition from archaeological and environmental groups. The government hopes it will boost tourism, trade and access throughout the regions it traverses, and it has been declared as a project of national importance. Katy Watson, the BBC's South America correspondent, visits El Triunfo to discover how a town has been transformed, asking if Mexico can ever follow other countries in the region and sign up to China's Belt and Road initiative? Presenter: Katy Watson Producer: Peter Shevlin A C60Media production for the BBC World Service (Photo: Construction workers prepare the ground forTren Maya. Credit: Peter Shevlin)

From highways to hospitals, Chinese construction firms continue to work on a number of high-profile projects across Jamaica. In the face of soaring debts they have not proceeded without controversy, with particular criticism of the use of Chinese labour for jobs that Jamaicans might do, and concerns of so-called ‘debt-trap diplomacy'. ‘Highway 2000' is a 66 kilometre motorway connecting Kingston and Montego Bay funded by a loan of over 700 million dollars, and built by a Chinese contractor. It is just one of a series of Chinese mega-projects in Jamaica, who have received more loans from the Chinese government than any other Caribbean island nation, officially joining China's Belt and Road initiative in 2019. Meanwhile, the Covid pandemic has led to Jamaica's deepest economic contraction in decades, due in part to the drop in tourism earnings, which account for more than 30% of GDP and over a third of all jobs. Yet through the ‘Medical Silk Road', China has helped Jamaica during one of the most turbulent times in its history. The BBC's South America correspondent Katy Watson explores what impact Chinese aid and infrastructure is having on Jamaica. (Photo: Construction in progress for foundations of hotel development in Jamaica. Credit: Getty Images)

Italy has recently joined China's global project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), commonly known as the New Silk Road. BRI “involves a wave of Chinese funding for major infrastructure projects around the world, in a bid to speed Chinese goods to markets further afield. Critics see it as also representing a bold bid for geo-political and strategic influence.” ... Link : https://avim.org.tr/en/Analiz/ITALIAN-REACTION-TO-THE-CAROLINGIAN-EU-PROJECT Web page: https://avim.org.tr/en Telegram Channel: https://t.me/s/avimorgtr Twitter: https://avim.org.tr/en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avimorgtr/ VKontakte: https://vk.com/public202374482 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIfEGNM3308QoLbCDJIFuw Dailmotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/dm_0ea263f63bb5aee7d8770d1ec13cfe8b Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/avimorgtr/IntroductionIntroduction

Is China's New Silk Road Just Another Elaborate Scam?

Is China's New Silk Road Just Another Elaborate Scam?

The Panama Canal is a great feat of engineering and a place of huge global significance for trade and shipping. An artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, literally dividing North and South America, whilst saving thousands of miles of shipping time round Cape Horn at the very southern tip of South America. The American's built the canal and operated it for decades, but today there's a new global superpower hoping to make their mark. In 2017 Panama became the first country in the region to sign up to China's Belt and Road initiative, shortly after they had cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing. Five years after signing up, what impact has the new Silk Road had on this small, Central American nation with strong historical ties to the US? Travelling from one coast to the other, BBC South America correspondent, Katy Watson, aims to find out. Presenter: Katy Watson Producer: Peter Shevlin A C60Media production for the BBC World Service (Photo: Panama port. Credit: Peter Shevlin)

The Cordillera del Condor mountain range in the east of Ecuador is where the mountains meets the jungles and the Andes meets the Amazon. In this region a Chinese run copper mine, Mirador, has grabbed the headlines over recent years, leading to controversy, resistance and talk of impending disaster. It has become a huge challenge for a government trying their utmost to support mining projects that might help boost a fragile economy. On the other side of the country, shrimp farms line mile upon mile of Pacific coastline, helping a nation of 17 million people to become the largest exporter of that popular crustacean in the world. Ecuador now provides over half of all the shrimp consumed in China, and as the price of shrimp increases, so does its appeal to modern-day pirates who regularly raid shrimp farms and their workers in the Gulf of Guayaquil, hoping to plunder their precious catch. In the first of a new, four-part series, Katy Watson, the BBC's South America correspondent explores how China's ambitious New Silk Road is impacting the lives of people in Latin America and the Caribbean. Beginning in Ecuador, Katy looks at how mining and shrimp farming are helping to drive President Xi Jinping's ‘Belt and Road' initiative in one of the most environmentally diverse countries in the world, where the ‘rights of nature' are protected in the constitution. Presenter: Katy Watson Producer: Peter Shevlin A C60Media production for the BBC World Service (Photo: Ecuador mine. Credit: Peter Shevlin)

On February 4th Russia and China announced a renewed relationship that "has no limits". Three weeks later Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, violating the territorial sovereignty of an independent nation. In this month's episode we explore the relationship between these two countries and what the invasion signals for the future. Sarwar Kasmeri, host of the Polaris Live Podcast, joins us to provide his perspective on the issues and opportunities that he sees as the world grapples with the largest invasion of a European nation since World War II. Sarwar Kashmeri is an international relations specialist, author, and commentator, noted for his expertise on U.S. global strategy and national security. He speaks frequently before business, foreign policy and military audiences. He is the host of Polaris-Live, featuring 30 minute live conversations on the business and geopolitical impact of China's rapid rise to superpower status.Kashmeri is author of the Foreign Policy Association's report “The Telegram: A China Agenda For President Biden“ (2021); “China's Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy,” (Praeger), his third book, was published in July 2019. It is a centennial book of the Foreign Policy Association where Sarwar is a Fellow. The book was released at a  Washington D.C. launch on 7 November 2019 featuring Kashmeri and former U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel.He is also an Applied Research Fellow of the Peace and War Center of Norwich University, Vermont, USA. He served a four year term as a non-residential Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security of the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. He serves on the American Advisory Board of UK's Ditchley Foundation.

Joanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China's propulsive rise, from the political aspects of its multi-billion-dollar “New Silk Road” global investment project to its growing sway over foreign countries and multilateral institutions through “United Front” efforts. For too long, Western societies have mishandled or simply ignored Beijing's actions, out of narrow self-interest. Over time, Chiu argues, decades of willful misinterpretation have become harmful complicity in the toxic diplomacy, human rights abuses and foreign interference seen from China today. https://twitter.com/joannachiu  https://www.joannachiu.com/  https://www.arts.ubc.ca/alumni-profile/joanna-chiu/  HELP ME CROWDFUND MY GAMESTOP BOOK. Go to https://wen-moon.com to join the crowdfunding campaign and pre-order To The Moon: The GameStop Saga! If you haven't already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don't forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now out, you'll find the links in the description below. You can listen to the show on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5AYWZh12d92D4PDASG4McB?si=5835f2cf172d47cd&nd=1  Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chatter/id1273192590  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RpYW50LmNvL2NoYXR0ZXIvcnNzLnhtbA  And all major podcast platforms.  Watch Us On Odysee.com - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@TheJist:4   Sign up and watch videos to earn crypto-currency!  Buy Brexit: The Establishment Civil War - https://amzn.to/39XXVjq  Mailing List - https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thejist  Twitter - https://twitter.com/Give_Me_TheJist  Website - https://thejist.co.uk/  Music from Just Jim – https://soundcloud.com/justjim 

Christine Lee's recent designation as a Chinese agent of influence by MI5 has breathed new life into calls to reassess the country's influence in Westminster. Yet as the world's second-largest economy, China is widening its reach across the globe – and democratic nations are complicit. Journalist Joanna Chiu, author of China Unbound, tells Arthur Snell about its murky “United Front” and New Silk Road projects, whether Western ignorance equals wilful involvement in China's authoritarian regime…and why Chinese immigrants should be better protected overseas. “Chinese politicians are expected to self-report.” “You have to feel sympathy for anyone trying to work within the Chinese legal system.” “China has designed laws to make its businesses complicit in its security regime.” “Western leaders created a narrative to justify and excuse their engagement with a foreign, authoritarian power.” “Chinese immigrants aren't welcomed for their expertise. They're treated with suspicion.” https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Arthur Snell. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/china-unbound/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Twitter Space dialogue between Hussein Askary (@HusseinAskary, Southwest Asia Coordinator for the Schiller Institute), Cade Levinson (@GeldStandard), and Daniel Burke (@Burke4Senate) from January 13, 2022. Read about the economic potential of U.S. cooperation with China's Belt and Road Initiative: "The Coming US Economic Miracle on the New Silk Road" https://laroucheorganization.nationbuilder.com/the_coming_us_economic_miracle_on_the_new_silk_road

What exactly is China doing on the African continent? How can we best interpret near-death experiences? Why did one listener happen to come across a ghostly episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know on the radio? All this and more in this week's listener mail. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Founded by Vinca Kruk and Daniel van der Velden, Metahaven's body of work encompasses filmmaking, writing, objects, and graphics. Their activities offer a kind of cultural practice that doesn't shy away from producing knowledge and reflections; as much as the production of affect.We hear Daniel reflecting on their practice, through the notions of interface, agency, distribution, formats, versions, iterations, and many other potentials and obstacles towards making something meaningful and compelling. Episode Notes and LinksMetahaven http://metahaven.net https://mthvn.tumblr.comCentering on children, adults, and parental relationships, the absence of linguistic reference to reality, and the ineffability of the metaphysical, Metahaven's latest work titled Chaos Theory (2021) is a multi-voice video essay starred by Georgina Dávid and Valentina Di Mondo. It is a sequel of previous films by Metahaven titled Hometown (2018), Information Skies (2016), and The Sprawl (Propaganda About Propaganda) (2015). Excerpt: https://vimeo.com/494444068 https://mthvn.tumblr.com/post/663742206080909312/valentinadimondotalkstometahavenAssembling genres (anime, sci-fi, fantasy role-playing games) and moving beyond the representation of linear time, Metahaven's Information Skies offers a dreamlike speculation that questions the boundaries between sound and images, reality and fiction, factuality and technology, reflection and embodiment.Citation by Lesia Prokopenko for Vdrome. https://www.vdrome.org/metahaven/Filmed in Beirut and Kyiv, Hometown depicts a fictional city through the perspective of protagonists Lera and Ghina that reveal their attachment to the Hometown which is so familiar yet not what it was once in the past. https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/192165/metahavenhometown/Released in segments on YouTube, Sprawl is Metahaven's first feature film delving into various geopolitical disturbances that occurred in the last decade.Trailer: https://vimeo.com/152877677 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5432984/sprawl.space is the online interface for The Sprawl, where the viewer can see the “shards” that make up the full version of the film. The website has been shaped by the interface design of Metahaven and the viewing algorithms of YouTube. https://sprawl.space/about-the-sprawl/Assembling cinematic sequences shot in the Southeastern Urals and Macedonia, archival footage, and animation, Eurasia (Questions on Happiness) sets forth on a journey towards the Eurasian steppe where it meets the New Silk Road. https://vimeo.com/296095100Citation from Metahaven's exhibition at ICA titled Version History in 2018: https://www.ica.art/exhibitions/metahaven-version-history?fbclid=IwAR3tAJ5TQ2xxzVhItTYW7bx6uJcKBYjgdwBnGkXBgI75nmczpt6yDzcbXCwExpounding the genealogy of viral internet memes and their potential uses within politics as agitprops 2.0 to engineer public opinion, ‘Can Jokes Bring Down Governments' is a visionary essay on social media warfare by Metahaven. https://strelkamag.com/en/article/memes-design-and-politicsPublished by Sternberg Press in 2015, ‘Black Transparency' reflected on the changes that are introduced to our life with the fast-paced development of communication technologies and their impact on information democracy by tackling matters such as the conscience of the whistleblower, whose personal politics are now instantly geopolitical. https://www.sternberg-press.com/product/black-transparency-the-right-to-know-in-the-age-of-mass-surveillance/Borrowing its title from the findings of a survey which indicates that an average person in the U.S. spends eight more minutes than the total duration of Stalker (161 minutes) daily, Digital Tarkovsky is a thought-provoking essay investigating the effect of social media platforms on our perception of time. Published by Strelka in 2018. https://strelkamag.com/en/article/digital-tarkovsky-metahaven-excerptFilmed in 1979, Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky is a loose adaptation of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's science fiction novel Roadside Picnic (1972).Netflix is a subscription-based streaming service that offers different catalogs of movies, documentaries, and series internationally.Mubi is a subscription-based streaming service that offers a curated catalog covering a wide range of moving image genres.Short for Internet Movie Database, IMDB is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb4:3 by Boiler Room is a multifaceted genre-spanning platform for curated and commissioned underground films exploring themes of performance, identity, youth culture, and anti-establishment. https://boilerroom.tvState of Concept Athens is a non-profit contemporary art institution founded by curator iLiana Fokianaki. https://stateofconcept.org/general/Conflict is an anarcho-punk band originally based in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_(band)Mike Kelley (1954 – 2012) an influential artist who merged childhood objects with youth culture; personal stories with political histories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kelley_(artist)

In this episode, Aaron and his illustrious CovertAction Magazine colleague, John Kiriakou, discuss the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud.  They are joined by two luminaries:  Peter Dale Scott and Pepe Escobar.  Peter is a retired UC Berkeley English professor, a renowned poet, and the legendary scholar who basically invented the study of parapolitics and deep politics. His books of poetry and prose include 'Coming to Jakarta', 'Deep Politics and the Death of JFK', 'The Road to 9/11', and 'The American Deep State'. Pepe Escobar is Editor at Large for Asia Times. For the last two decades, Escobar has been THE guy writing about the New Silk Road in China and Central Asia. He was also one of the last journalists to speak to Massoud before his death. Listeners may wish to read the articles referred to in this episode: "Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11?" by Peter Dale Scott and Aaron Good: https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/12/09/was-the-now-forgotten-murder-of-one-man-on-september-9-2001-a-crucial-pre-condition-for-9-11/ "9/9 and 9/11, 20 Years Later" by Pepe Escobar:  https://asiatimes.com/2021/09/9-9-and-9-11-20-years-later/. For full episodes go to https://www.patreon.com/CovertActionBulletin. CovertAction Bulletin is the official podcast of CovertAction Magazine.

This episode has now been remastered for American Exception! Peter Dale Scott, Pepe Escobar, John Kiriakou, and Aaron Good discuss the September 9, 2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud assassination, an event that paved the way for the long-planned US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.  Other topics covered include the US deployment of jihadis in the Central Asian "Great Game" as well as the significance of Xinjiang and China's New Silk Road. Here are the articles that were discussed in this episode: "Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11?"  by Peter Dale Scott and Aaron Good "9/9 and 9/11, 20 years later"  by Pepe Escobar   Music by Mock Orange

As the world's second-largest economy, China is extending its influence across the globe with the complicity of democratic nations. Internationally recognized reporter Joanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China's propulsive rise, from the political aspects of the multi-billion-dollar “New Silk Road” global investment project to a growing sway on foreign countries and multilateral institutions through “United Front” efforts. As the United States stumbles, Chiu's anticipated work, China Unbound: A New World Disorder exposes Beijing's high-tech surveillance and aggressive measures that result in human rights violations against those who challenge its power. She speaks to Globe and Mail journalist Doug Saunders about why the new world order she sees has disturbing implications for global stability, prosperity, and civil rights everywhere.

On this week's show, we travel to the Cambodian city Sihanoukville, which is reeling from the sudden withdrawal of Chinese real estate investors, and the impact of the COVID-19. Then, a look at a Kabul artist in exile who's watching from afar as the Taliban destroys his work. Plus, an interview with Dr. Azza Karam, of Religions for Peace International on how the pandemic is affecting religion.

Mcflurry machines breaking constantly is an issue. Discuss. Imported goods from victims of forced labor is something we all need to be aware of, and housing/pay/homelessness seems to be at an all time high in our country. Almost none of this did we plan to discuss this long (as it normally goes when live), but it was a good conversation. We obviously don't have all the answers or pretend to have the exact right ones, but we think conversation and discussion is healthy. Join us again for some conversation and some laughs at the end.If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and Rumble to watch videos after they are published.Follow us on Instagram for random funny picsFollow us on Facebook to get notified of LIVE! episode recordings and to join the chat!Links discussed in episode:US cracks down on imported goods made by Uyghurs and other victims of forced laborMcFlurry machines keep breaking and the FTC wants answersHow Finland Solved Its Homelessness ProblemThe Phone Call That May Come Back to Haunt Joe BidenThe TRUTH about the Taliban in Afghanistan | Zakarya Hassani - MP Podcast #108NEW - "China is our most important partner," says Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on the prospect of Afghanistan becoming part of the New Silk Road initiative (La Repubblica)National Archives Places ‘Harmful Language Alert' On Page Hosting U.S. Constitution.TIL:TIL the McDonald's corporation quietly phased out Ronald McDonald, the companies clown mascot, due to the 2016 clown scare video fad.TIL that the details of the Manhattan Project were so secret that many workers had no idea why they did their jobs. A laundrywoman had a dedicated duty to "hold up an instrument and listen for a clicking noise" without knowing why. It was a Geiger counter testing the radiation levels of uniforms.TIL the US postal services once used a missile to launch mail (launched from a sub in Florida to 100 miles away)TIL it can take 100 years for an embalmed body buried in a coffin to completely decompose, leaving only teeth remaining.TIL that Vermont ambulances stock maple syrup for 'oral glucose' administration.Shower Thoughts:Car manufacturers manufacture more doors than carsChicken is only a breakfast food if it hasn't been born yetA lot of Google's revenue comes from people too lazy to type “.com”Since the speed of light is finite and we need light to hit an object and then come to our eyes in order for us to see it, we can never truly look at the present.Ice cubes are technically water supplementsThroughout history, the leading cause of a broken nose was a big mouthThere's nothing worse than dancing naked in your living room drunk and realizing that you left your blinds open and your neighbors are sitting outside on their porch and could definitely see youBoth are insects, but when you crush a cockroach you're heroic while if you crush a butterfly you're evil

Mark and Josh finish their mini series on China.  Episode 25 focuses on the current geopolitical influence that China has on the developing world.  Their strategy is not much different that the historical approach that the United States took, but many are nervous at the possible outcome of it.  Josh is doom and gloom about the whole thing, while Mark loves watching the real world Risk game take shape.  APES & APHUG come together once again.  Wisdom of the week by Confucius, "If your plan is for one year, plant rice.  If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees.  If your plan is for 100 years, educate children."   Follow us on instagram for exclusive content @TheCommonCounterpart

Hi everybody! This week your hosts, Hunter and Erica, will discuss the latest and greatest foreign policy made in China. You might have heard about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the news but here you can get a bit of a deeper understanding as to how it relates to the world. Thank you so much for tuning in and please leave us a rate and review on whatever platform you are listening from (maybe a subscribe if you're really liking the podcast too), it helps us reach other listeners! Have a great week and we will see you next week for another Keep It Brief!

Topics Discussed and Key Points:●      Using the power of design for social impact●      Why Kseniya reframed the Belt & Road Initiative as a “sociospatial set of challenges” in her thesis●      How Ballistic Architecture Machine factors into the New Silk Road●      China's strengths and weaknesses in architecture and urban design Episode Summary:Today on The Negotiation, we speak with Kseniya Otmakhova, a Schwarzman Scholar and Director of Public Relations at Ballistic Architecture Machine. Her role as a PR manager comes with a focus on furthering research on the New Silk Road with the goal of developing it into one of several of BAM's unique “Urban Initiative” projects.“I have a strong desire to use design for social impact,” says Kseniya, describing what initially motivated her to study urban planning at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. She also helps us understand that proposing concepts is not enough; the key is in convincing stakeholders by understanding the outcomes they desire.Kseniya was thus drawn to the Schwarzman scholarship, not only for the professional opportunities the program would bring but also for the access she would get to sharp minds around the world (including over 100 fellow scholars) to be able to have conversations on global issues with people from a variety of backgrounds.Listen in as Kseniya explains her thought process behind reframing the Belt & Road Initiative as a “sociospatial set of challenges” in her thesis and the three themes that anchor her research.She then describes the mission-vision of BAM, the multidisciplinary design studio based in Beijing and Shanghai, and how the studio's focus on urban landscape design guides its research on the development of the New Silk Road.Finally, Kseniya discusses the incredible speed and agility of development China is known for, particularly in the world of architecture and city planning, and why this can be both a strength and a weakness for the country's urban development. Key Quotes:“The Schwarzman program is a one-year Master's program in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It's a very young program—six years old. It's a scholarship that was created specifically to respond to the geopolitical landscape of our current times. That means China's growing interactions with businesses around the world and also the realization of the founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman, that there is not enough understanding of this region in the West.” “The Belt & Road Initiative is at the scale of an entire continent. My question was: ‘What does it mean to build infrastructure for win-win collaboration—a structure that will create new people-to-people bonds?'” “I truly believe that the success of the Belt & Road Initiative depends on the built environments and the on-the-ground conditions that are created through ‘Happy Cities'.” “Just building a new highway that will bring your country money is not enough to create people-to-people bonds; to foster collaboration; and to create new, vibrant environments.” “One of the main aspects that brings a lot of professionals—from the best architects, urban planners, and the like—to China is the speed of developments. Things get built very quickly and, as such, an architect working in China for five years might see one or two projects completed; whereas back in Europe, they might as well spend ten years behind the drawing board.”

We speak with Dr Alice Politi about her new paper 'Italy: a case study of the Silk Road Project in Europe'. The paper considers the recent bilateral agreement between Italy and China, examining what it can tell us about the role of Chinese foreign investment for Chinese trade and diplomacy.The paper is the first in a new Policy Series from the Lau China Institute titled 'China in the World'. To find out more about the series and how to get involved, head to www.kcl.ac.uk/lci/policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China is lending Pakistan billions of dollars as part of an ambitious policy to disrupt global trade. Beijing is six years into a trillion-dollar plan that's been dubbed the new Silk Road. The project – officially known as One Belt One Road – aims to connect Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe, through a network of new trade routes.Vivienne Nunis visits Lahore in Pakistan, where Chinese-funded infrastructure projects are transforming the face of the city. So how do Pakistanis feel about the increasingly close economic ties with their much larger eastern neighbour? Vivienne hears from Rashed Rahman, the former editor of Pakistan's English language newspaper, the Daily Times. China expert Joshua Eisenman, from the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, explains the thinking behind Beijing's big-spending plans.(Picture: Road at Khunjerab Pass on the China-Pakistan border; Credit: pulpitis/Getty Images)

Theresa May has been in Beijing this week at the head of a large British trade delegation. China is an important partner for Britain, especially given the UK's imminent departure from the EU. In particular, Beijing is keen for Britain to support its huge infrastructure project initially dubbed the New Silk Road, but now more generally known as the Belt and Road Initiative. China is spending unprecedented sums on building physical infrastructure; roads, railways, ports and even whole cities, not only in its own hinterland, but in many neighbouring countries. But to what end and what is the potential cost for these countries? Should Britain get involved? David Aaronovitch hears eye witness accounts of vast construction projects in Central Asia and Pakistan. And he invites the expert witnesses, Professor Steve Tsang from the School of Oriental and African Studies, Dr Yu Jie of the London School of Economics and James Kynge of the Financial Times to explore Britain's relationship with an increasingly powerful China.

  A note from Callum: I admire both of Tom Miller's books. He's one of the few people I trust to tell me what's happening over in China. His first book, China's Urban Billion, was published in 2012. I give him a lot of credit for this, because he defused a lot of the hysteria surrounding China's ‘ghost cities' at the time. His latest book is just as good, and very important if you're interested in geopolitics like me. It's called China's Asian Dream: Empire Building Along the New Silk Road. It's a look at China's ongoing rise to power, and the complicated relationships it has with its neighbours — and the US. There was a lot to talk about! By the way, Tom is also a senior Asian analyst with prestigious research house Gavekal. It costs a small fortune to subscribe to their stuff, so we're really lucky to hear him speak. We discussed… China's economy and the potential for a slowdown The sectors Tom would avoid when it comes to Chinese shares China's strategy with its ‘One Belt, One Road' infrastructure rollout The potential for Chinese President Xi Jinping to grasp further political power at the upcoming Party Congress Plus more!

Ian Klassen appears for the first time. Dan Oliver and Michael Oliver return. China is expanding its monetary system even faster than the Fed and other western central banks. But China has been amassing huge amounts of physical gold while the West continues in its disdain and blissful ignorance regarding the nature of money. A systemic collapse of China's monetary system is not in question. The question is when will it take place? And when it does, will a new more viable system gold-backed monetary system emerge that is used by China, Russia and other New Silk Road trading partners? What might that mean for the dollar-denominated gold price and for the gold mining shares? Those and more questions will be posed to Dan. Ian will talk about GMV Minerals and the progress it is making in outlining a sizable gold deposit in Mexico that investors appear to be oblivious to and Michael will as always provide his valuable updates on the gold and other key markets.

Yang Jianli, Kilic Kanat, Sean Roberts and Eric Brown on the security and human rights situation in Xinjiang, the Uyghurs, and the PRC's New Silk Road

William Engdahl and Michael Oliver return. Obscured from most Americans is an invisible war against American hegemony and its currency, the petrodollar. As Jim Rickards points out, only through currency wars can America's adversaries like China and Russia and other so-called “rogue” nations hope to retain their sovereignty against an encroaching Anglo-American empire. While Wall Street and Washington continue to destroy the economies of the West and the dollar itself through endless debt, China and Russia are building a New Silk Road banking system and an infrastructure funded by a gold-based system. Engdahl will explain how by using gold as money, America's adversaries are setting the table to pick up the pieces when the dollar self-destructs and gold measured in dollars rises to unfathomable heights. Oliver will provide his latest comments on stocks, bonds and precious metals and your host will discuss one or two favorite gold/silver stocks from the Metals Investor Forum.

A conversation on China-Pakistan relations in the era of the New Silk Road with Aparna Pande, Charles Horner, Lianchao Han, and Eric Brown.