On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, we bring to you a round-up of 5 popular episodes!
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On this podcast, Ankur Shah shares his observations from driving a 4,300 km land border between China and Russia. He also gives an accurate analysis of the state of Belt and Road initiative on the ground and the nature of the cooperation between the two countries. Much of what Ankur reveals is in stark contrast to current media perceptions of the state of China-Russia cooperation with regard to infrastructure.
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A frank and revealing interview with Grigoris Konstantellos, Mayor of Athens Riviera, Greece. According to Grigoris, because the port is expanding with Chinese BRI investment, Athens has more jobs and more trade flows through the port. The economic benefits have been significant. The biggest benefit, however, was that coming of Chinese shipping giant Cosco broke down a very old monopoly, which was the workers' union for the port which had kept prices high and throughput low for hundreds of years prior. For more previously unreported details on the port project and BRI activities in South and Eastern Europe. Have a listen!
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The topics covered in the report are important, “Should the Chinese elite and mass opinion concludes that the United States is intent on denying China its rightful place in global affairs, no one should expect Beijing to be compliant or submissive. At the same time, none of China’s neighbors, even those uneasy about the growth of Chinese power, want to be caught in a struggle between the U.S. and China.”
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On this podcast,Parag Khanna, best selling author of six books and one of the leading thought leaders on the topics of international trade, communications, urban development, discusses the Belt and Road initiative, China’s and Asia’s role in the future. Parag’s unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
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On this podcast, former Malaysian Transport Minister, Tee Keat Ong explains the behind the scenes situation with the Malaysian East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) which has gone in the space of a year from a perceived “debt trap fiasco” to a feather in the cap of both BRI and Malaysia as a Belt and Road success story.
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On the occasion of releasing the "Belt and Road 101: Introduction for Businesses" Report, we bring to you this special episode in which we will provide you with 3 actionable steps strategy that will allow you to make your business profit from the Belt and Road Initiative.
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On this podcast, Professor Dominik Mierzejewski discusses the significance of local level actors’ cooperation for the development of the Belt and Road Initative. He also shares his personal insights coming from the experience of developing Sino-Polish cooperation in the city of Lodz - an important Belt and Road hub located in Central Poland.
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On this podcast, Jia Yu discusses what she learned as part of a team doing large scale investing in Africa from both a business and personal perspective. The colorful examples she discusses on the podcast highlight the importance of cultural understanding and the need for building the “soft” human infrastructure as well as the “hard” infrastructure components such as mining facilities, power generation plants and industrial parks.
Read MoreOn this podcast,Parag Khanna, best selling author of six books and one of the leading thought leaders on the topics of international trade, communications, urban development, discusses the Belt and Road initiative, China’s and Asia’s role in the future. Parag’s unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
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On this podcast, Innoway’s Head of the Global Incubator, Tim Luan, discusses ZhongGuanCun and Innoway’s role in supporting entrepreneurs and innovation (both local and international) in China including what it takes to be successful as an entrepreneur in China.
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In this podcast, Beijing-based commentator and professor Harvey Dzodin talks about how China is struggling with leveraging its soft power and offers plenty of examples and advice of how China could “win the hearts and minds” of the people of the various countries of the Belt and Road.
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In this podcast, Martin Jacques, a world-renowned best selling author, Senior Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing puts forward his views on how the BRI will impact the world and enhance China’s global hegemony. It is a rare preview into some of the topics he will be covering in his next book!
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In this podcast, world renowned Law Scholar Don Lewis discusses some of the distinctive features of China’s legal system, what is meant by the Belt and Road Legal “Architecture,” including in relation to the Cyber/Digital Silk Road, and the resounding impacts which BRI is bringing to the world of international arbitration and dispute resolution generally, with special reference to the recent inauguration by the Supreme People’s Court of the China International Commercial Courts in Xi’an and Shenzhen – the Silk Road Courts.
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In this podcast, Oyuna Baldakova - PhD Candidate at the Graduate School of East Asian Studies at the Free University of Berlin – discusses her research on the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan. Oyuna has recently conducted her fieldwork in the country, and in the podcast gives granular insights on what’s happening on the ground.
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Andy Mok is the founder of Red Pagoda Resources, which invests in and provides professional services to startups in China. He is a frequent commentator on CGTN and in this podcast discusses the image of the Belt and Road Initiative around the world, as well as the BRI in the backdrop of global geopolitical shifts.
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In this podcast, Professor Xu Wenhong - Associate Professor at the Institute of Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) - discusses how China and Russia can collaborate under the Belt and Road Initiative. In particular, he discusses how China’s deindustrializing North East provinces (Dongbei) can benefit from such collaboration.
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In the Podcast William discusses how Hainan is transforming itself from a tourist island famous for coconut production to an international hub along the lines of Singapore and Dubai. He talks in detail on the island’s focus on clean and high tech industries and luring the best companies and talent from around the world to the “Hawaii of China” for the best air quality and work/life balance that can be had in China.
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The Belt and Road Advisory Team were recently featured on the 'Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom' podcast, hosted by long time China podcasting guru, Brendan Davis. In the podcast, the team discuss their motivations for founding the Voices of the Belt and Road. They discuss their reasons for coming to China, and their coming together to form Belt and Road Advisory.
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