China has signed bilateral agreements with more than 130 countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): https://green-bri.org/countries-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative-bri.
In this category, you can find articles on different green developments specific to BRI countries.
For a Chinese version, click here. On July 26, 2019, Kenya’s National Environmental tribunal ruled that the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) license for the Lamu coal fired power plant in Kenya was insufficient and that the construction had to be stopped. While this ruling explicitly states that this…
South Africa is the 2nd largest economy in Africa and one of the African countries which have signed BRI cooperation agreements with China at an early stage. During Chinese President Xi’s visit in September 2018, both countries expressed wishes to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the BRI and the…
“He is my best and bosom friend. I cherish dearly our deep friendship”, said Chinese President Xi on about Russian President Vladimir Putin after China and Russia agreed to upgrade their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era” during the Annual St. Petersburg International Forum…
Spain is located on the new Euroasian land bridge in the Silk Road Economic Belt. Although Spain has not yet officially assigned to the BRI cooperation, it has jointly released with China the Joint Statement on Strengthening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the visit of China’s President Xi in Nov 2018,…
On the surface, the global community agrees: We need sustainable development – for the benefit of all. However, in practice, the devil lies in the details – and in different priorities of nations and organizations in trying to achieve the triple bottom line: economic growth, social development, and ecological protection.…
On March 24, Italy’s government, as the first government of a G7 country and the 11th government of the European Union, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen relationships with China within its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As Italy is thus far the largest economy signing up for…
