Topic: Belt and Road Initiative

Interview ‘CKU line cannot compete with Kazakh infrastructure for China – Europe freight’

After a long time of political tug-of-war, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan seem to have agreed on an outline for the China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan…
NGOs express concerns over new Italy-China rail freight service

A new rail freight service for the import of agricultural product was recently established from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in…
New freight route connects China and Serbia

A new freight route between China and Serbia has started operating. The route connects the Chinese province of Hebei with Serbia’s capital Belgrade. The train…
Russia-China rail freight volumes keep skyrocketing

Rail freight volumes between China and Russia are continuing to increase. Over the first nine months of 2023, more than 128 million tons were transported…
China turns to the Middle Corridor and prepares for investments

It has been almost two years since the Middle Corridor came under the spotlight after the war in Ukraine began. The corridor was forced to…
Hungary remains positive on BRI expecting more future benefits

Hungary addressed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a “clear success” despite the drop in China-Europe train volumes this year. On the one hand,…
Italian Deputy Prime Minister says Parliament is keen on leaving BRI

Antonio Tajani, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, claimed that “the large part of the Italian Parliament is in favour of…
Italy: Government and industry might not be on the same page on BRI

The situation concerning Italy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is getting hotter as the deadline to make a decision approaches. Over the weekend,…
‘BRI adhesion does bring economic advantages for Italy’

The narrative surrounding Italy’s adhesion to the Belt and Road Initiative insists that it did not bring significant advantages for the country, since China did…