If you’re Chinese, come into the Parlor

By David O’Brien Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week began a major trip of four South American nations with trade and investment top of his agenda. Over the next few days Mr Li will visit the continent’s leading powers Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Columbia and …

Struggling to keep up on China’s New Silk Road

By David O’Brien, Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, The University of Nottingham Ningbo. The announcement of US$1.65bn dollar injection of capital into a hydropower project in Pakistan during Xi Jinping’s recent visit there marks the first step on China’s much hyped New Silk Road. In November President Xi announced that China intends to …