BRI – harmony in diversity

October 16, 2023 CEN_com 0

Great Transformations in World History. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This grand initiative, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, has contributed to a fairer world financial and economic order. The shift from a dollar-dominated world financial system to a multipolar trade system in local currencies is manifesting a new drive for international economic reform. It profoundly represents the interests of […]

Russia – China BRI Relations

October 14, 2023 CEN_com 0

Decade of Global Infrastructure Ambitions, the BRI and Russian-Chinese Relations. As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South. China is set to host its third Belt and Road Forum, a significant event in President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic agenda. This forum, scheduled for October 17-18 in Beijing, commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative […]

Syria – New Silk Road Gateway?

October 14, 2023 CEN_com 0

On September 21st, 2023 Syrian President Bashar al Assad visited Beijing on the direct invitation of President Xi Jinping and was accompanied by a large economic delegation where the discussion of Syrian re-construction and integration into the Belt and Road initiative was high on the agenda. Syria joined the China-proposed BRI on 11 July 2022, a move widely seen as helping the Middle Eastern nation create new opportunities for cooperation […]

Ukraine insults China on energy

October 12, 2023 CEN_com 0

Ukraine regime attempts to bully China over energy trade with Russia. Three major Chinese oil and gas conglomerates were added to a Ukrainian blacklist on Tuesday, after the government in Kiev accused them of helping Moscow’s war effort by having their subsidiaries in Russia pay taxes. Ukraine has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks and murders against those who do not conform with regimes “demands”. Now Ukraine’s Orwellian National Agency […]

China’s solar capacity surge

October 12, 2023 CEN_com 0

China’s solar capacity and exports continue historic surge. “China’s solar sector is set to break records in the coming years. When installed capacity crosses the 500 gigawatts (GW) mark by the end of 2023, it will have taken 13 years to reach that milestone. That total, however, will be doubled to 1 terawatt (TW) in just three additional years. Rystad Energy modeling shows total installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in China […]

Chinese geothermal standard adopted

October 12, 2023 CEN_com 0

World Geothermal Congress adopts world-first, China-based geothermal standard at Beijing meeting. The 2023 World Geothermal Congress concluded on 17 September in Beijing with the release of the Beijing Declaration, which calls for the “steady advancement of cooperation on and development of global geothermal energy”, reported Xinhua. The release of the Standard and Beijing Declaration is defining the principles and adding momentum to the sustainable, high-quality development of global geothermal industry, which will bring the […]

China emissions intensity down 35%

October 12, 2023 CEN_com 0

China’s emission intensity falls 35% in 10 years. On September 22, the “2023 Global Carbon Neutrality Annual Progress Report,” backed by Tsinghua University’s Institute for Carbon Neutrality, School of Environment, and various experts, was unveiled at Tsinghua University. The report, exploring perspectives of goals, policies, actions, and effects, offers an analysis of the commitments to carbon neutrality, low-carbon technology, climate finance, and international climate cooperation across 197 countries worldwide. Liu […]

China leads in science & tech

October 10, 2023 CEN_com 0

China leads in number of science & technology clusters. China has surpassed the US to host the world’s largest number of science and technology clusters, according to the 2023 edition of the Global Innovation Index, with the five top science and technology clusters in East Asia. Tokyo-Yokohama leads as the largest global S&T cluster, followed by Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou, Seoul, China’s Beijing and Shanghai-Suzhou clusters. Nanjing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and other geographical […]

China cancels UK nuclear plant

September 16, 2023 CEN_com 0

Obstruction of UK nuclear deal widely seen as US influenced. Under a 2015 nuclear cooperation deal between China and the UK government, the state-owned energy corporation China General Nuclear (CGN) has been involved it the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in Essex, England. This was to be the UK’s first new-generation nuclear power station in three decades. The project was given regulatory permission in February 2022, after a […]

Venezuela seeks to join BRICS+ 

September 13, 2023 CEN_com 0

Moves to become a member of BRICS Bank. “The Belt and Road Initiative is laying the foundations for us to break free from the old world of colonialism and imperialism. The enlarged BRICS group is the great engine for the acceleration of the process of the birth of a new world, a world based on cooperation, a world without hegemony.” Nicolas Maduro At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, […]