Chinese Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America
Among the many notable developments in China's overseas investment in recent years is the growing interest among Chinese companies in achieving certain internationally recognized environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. Whether motivated by growing international scrutiny, Chinese government guidelines on
US and India: Sustaining the Flow in a Choppy Indo Pacific
Against fast-changing geopolitics, with the global centre of gravity shifting away from the Trans-Atlantic, the term ‘Indo Pacific’ has entered the policy dictionary as the term capturing the amalgamation of the Indian and Pacific Oceans into a larger interconnected space
If We Burn, You Burn With Us: Hong Kong Protests Escalate
The Arrests of Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow The China-Hong Kong dynamics have been increasingly unstable since March, following the beginning of the Hong Kong protests against the proposed extradition bill and certain amendments made to it. While both the solidarity
Specialized Economic Zones (SEZs) in Africa: Exporting Production, Performance, and Perils
There is a popular saying in Africa that “manufacturing is only for the brave.” Recently, such sayings have been extended to those brave enough to invest in Africa and attempt to increase Africa’s share of global trade (3% currently). Lack
Digital Outreach: Be the Story
There is a twilight zone lived in by family members of the disappeared. Daily life, joys and frustrations happen against an internal backdrop that is difficult to share. Gulruy Asqar writes movingly about this in Missing: Loved ones in East
Transboundary Rivers of South Asia – The Case for Regional Water Management
American writer and artist Brian Andreas wrote in one of his stories: “I like geography best… because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.” About 263 river basins that connect two or more countries testify to
The Green Vision for China
China can change from black to green within the next 30 years. But it requires strong and persistent policies China in the past: Economic growth and severe pollution In the past 40 years, China has had a tremendous economic growth, creating a
The Extradition Bill: The Beginning of the End for Hong Kong?
Instead of boiling the frog over the remaining 20 years, China has decided to set the kitchen on fire. And instead of obeying the Chinese intrusion, Hong Kong is standing up for itself and saying “No”. The Sino-British Joint Declaration between
The Race for Artificial Intelligence: China vs. America
What is The Role of Europe in the AI Race? Let’s be clear, Artificial Intelligence, in particular in its latest development, deep learning that mimics the way the human mind works, first emerged in America. This gave the U.S. a huge
Freight is the Cinderella of the Climate Movement: Global Companies must Reduce their Supply Chain Transport Emissions to Fit the Greenhouse Glass Slipper
To give you an idea of the challenge ahead: freight demand is expected to triple between 2015 and 2050, causing CO2 emissions to rise by 76 percent according to the International Transport Forum. Yet to live up to expectations of
China-Italy Agreement: A Defeat for the G7?
A Win for China, A Loss for America and a Transformed G7 Balance of Power Updated 25 March 2019. On 22 March, at the close of President Xi Jinping’s visit, Italy signed a comprehensive economic agreement as part of the "New Silk
Our Outer Space Future: Is There a Better Way Out?
On 2 January 2019, the People’s Republic of China successfully landed its Chang’e 4 probe on the far side of the moon. A historic achievement for China, but significant in what it implies for the future of outer space in