February 2024
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Food security China’s first priority
It’s a tradition now in China: The government’s first policy statement of the year focuses on agriculture and rural development. For 2024, the “No. 1 central document” prioritizes food security and preventing a large-scale return to poverty. For the first time, the document mentions a project called “Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation.” As commentators Zheng Linyi and Continue reading
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China’s BRI investments
On 5 February, 2024, the Green Finance & Development Center (GFDC) at Fudan University, China, in assocuation with the Asia Institute at Griffith University, Australia, released a report titled China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment Report 2023. In November 2023, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released new BRI engagement statistics covering the period of January to October Continue reading
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Wild China – understanding wilderness
Wild China – Toward a greater appreciation of wilderness China is the world’s fourth most biodiverse nation. It has more large carnivore species than any country on earth, equivalent to that of the entire African continent. More people, too, but squeezed into only about a third of the land. China’s mega-biodiversity is due to what Continue reading
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Nature conservation – China’s approach
Ecological redlines – China is undergoing a great experiment — tightly controlled and driven by big data — that it hop es will offer an alternative way of protecting the planet. In an effort that often goes unnoticed, China’s leadership is pushing further to build what Jessica Gordon of the University of California, Berkeley’s Center Continue reading
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US bioweapons threat: Russia & China concern
Russia and China have pledged to collaborate in confronting dangers posed by the Pentagon’s “biological activities”. The Russian and Chinese governments have held an inter-agency meeting in Beijing to share their assessments of biological security concerns, and address the threats posed by bioweapons – particularly those allegedly being developed by the US military. Moscow and Continue reading
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China’s largest South Africa solar project
In 2023, China announced the launch of a large-scale solar power generation project with South Africa. Its annual power generation capacity is expected to be as high as 300 million kilowatt hours, enough to supply the electricity needs of 420,000 households. South Africa is a member of the BRICS bloc, and was the first African Continue reading
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Serbia – growing importance of BRI
Serbia’s Green Horizon: The $2.2 Billion Investment from China in a Sustainable Future In a move that signals a transformative wave across the European energy lands, Serbia has announced a monumental $2.2 billion investment commitment from China. This landmark commitment strives to steer Serbia onto the path of renewable energy, setting a new stride toward a sustainable Continue reading
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