The nature of China’s engagement in the Middle East is undergoing a fundamental shift.

READ MORE: alhurra.com/en/12685
Explore Data from the MBN China Tracker: alhurra.com/en/chinatrac...

#DigitalSilkRoad #MiddleEastTech #Geopolitics #SmartCities #DigitalInfrastructure #MBNChinaTracker

How Civil Society Exposes the Human Rights Risks of the Digital Silk Road Emboldened authoritarian actors are no longer content to repress human rights in their own countries, but feel confident in their ability to share their tactics and technology across borders. Local ci...

Local civil society orgs are the front line in not only combatting human rights violations, but exposing them for the world to see. I wrote about how that looks with surveillance and the #digitalsilkroad. www.csis.org/analysis/how...

#Geopolitics #GreatPowerCompetition #GlobalStrategy #EconomicStatecraft #TradeWars #StrategicCompetition #MultipolarWorld #ChinaInAfrica #BeltAndRoad #InfrastructurePower #PortPolitics #RailwayDiplomacy #DigitalSilkRoad

Eurasia’s Southern Trade and Connectivity Hub - Stratheia Pakistan aims to become a Eurasian connectivity hub through Gwadar, CPEC, energy corridors, and multilateral trade integration.

The Tianshan Forum unveiled Pakistan’s 4-pillar Eurasian strategy: connectivity, R-SEZs, energy transition, and a Digital Silk Road.
#Eurasia #DigitalSilkRoad #PakistanPolicy
stratheia.com/eurasias-sou...

China’s #DigitalSilkRoad vs Japan’s #DFFT, the new digital battleground of East Asia. Data, governance, and sovereignty are the prizes in this silent cyber war for influence.
#Geopolitics #TechPolicy #TechRivalry
Read Full Article: stratheia.com/digital-riva...

China-Pakistan Action Plan: Promise and Pressure - Stratheia The China-Pakistan Action Plan 2025-29 redefines bilateral cooperation, turning strategic trust into economic and technological outcomes.

Beyond infrastructure, the China-Pakistan Action Plan enters the digital age, 5G, AI, and connectivity for a smarter, stronger Pakistan.
#DigitalSilkRoad #ChinaPakistan #CPEC
stratheia.com/china-pakist...

The China-Pakistan Action Plan 2025–29 marks a new phase of cooperation, moving from promises to performance. Stability, reforms, and trust will define its success.
#CPEC #ChinaPakistan #DigitalSilkRoad
Read Full Article: stratheia.com/china-pakist...

... are showcasing technology and products ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain to smart homes, smart business, and intelligent manufacturing. We'll see if it takes off. (4/4)
#BigData #BigDataExpo #Guizhou #Guiyang #smarttechnology #smartcities #digitaleconomy #DigitalSilkRoad

🌐 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum in Tianjin brings 1,500+ leaders to shape the region’s digital future.

🔹 ¥1.35B in deals
🔹 21 cross-border projects
🔹 Forums on AI, data, talent, infra
🔹 Push for UN-led digital governance

#SCO2025 #DigitalEconomy #DigitalSilkRoad #AI #ChinaTech

Infrastructure Is Destiny: How China and Russia Are Rewriting the Global Blueprint—and Undermining Ours While We Argued About TikTok, China Bought the Port

#Geopolitics
#StrategicRivalry
#ChinaRussiaInfluence
#ForeignPolicy
#InfrastructureDiplomacy
#GlobalPowerShift
#BRI
#BeltAndRoad
#DigitalSilkRoad
#GlobalStrategy

Infrastructure Is Destiny: How China and Russia Are Rewriting the Global Blueprint—and Undermining Ours While We Argued About TikTok, China Bought the Port

#Geopolitics
#StrategicRivalry
#ChinaRussiaInfluence
#ForeignPolicy
#InfrastructureDiplomacy
#GlobalPowerShift
#BRI
#BeltAndRoad
#DigitalSilkRoad
#GlobalStrategy

Infrastructure Is Destiny: How China and Russia Are Rewriting the Global Blueprint—and Undermining Ours While We Argued About TikTok, China Bought the Port

#Geopolitics
#StrategicRivalry
#ChinaRussiaInfluence
#ForeignPolicy
#InfrastructureDiplomacy
#GlobalPowerShift
#BRI
#BeltAndRoad
#DigitalSilkRoad
#GlobalStrategy

Nvidia CEO Sounds Alarm on Huawei’s Growing AI Influence

#NVDA #NVDAStock #NVDANews #NVDAStockNews #Nvidia #NvidiaStock #NvidiaNews #NvidiaStockNews #NvidiaChina #DeepSeek #Huawei #Ascend910D #HuaweiAscend910D #AI #AIChips #Semiconductors #DigitalSilkRoad #JensenHuang #AIDiffusionRule #AIDiffusion

The new issue of #ASIAPOLICY is available now! The issue includes content on #cyberresilience, #freetradeagreements, #USChina relations, the #DigitalSilkRoad, Australian #securitypolicy, and #China's cooperation with ideologically aligned #socialiststates. www.nbr.org/publication/...

Want to understand China’s digital expansion in the global South?

Watch our three-part seminar recording:

📺 youtu.be/gVMxX-AAh0k

📺 youtu.be/t_KmsIHTtKQ

📺 youtu.be/oJUq_XzBJjQ

#DigitalSilkRoad

Techno-Geopolitical Implications Of Starlink For Pakistan And Its Impact On CPEC – OpEd Emerging technologies like Starlink are reshaping the global digital landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities for enhanced connectivity, economic growth, and technological advancement. As Starl...

- Techno-Geopolitical Implications Of Starlink For Pakistan And Its Impact On CPEC – OpEd

#Starlink #SpaceX #EmergingTechnologies #Pakistan #China #UnitedStates #CPEC #DigitalSilkRoad #SouthAsia #TechnoGeopolitics

www.eurasiareview.com/26012025-tec...

An naoú tonn-the ninth wave @skylight.social #xiaohongshu #digitalsilkroad #cattax

The #DigitalSilkRoad has reshaped international infrastructure, bridging divides in Africa and South Asia while raising serious implications on digital governance, authoritarianism and the future of activism. Tune in to unpack #China and the #BRI with activists in the region 📻 @mcaster.bsky.social

Book cover of “Seeing China’s Belt and Road“, Oxford University Press, 2025

Hot off the press!📚 “Seeing China‘s Belt and Road“ @oxunipress.bsky.social by @edwardschatz.bsky.social & Rachel Silvey eds. rb.gy/to24vn
My chapter on the history & present of the #DigitalSilkRoad between #China & Europe is OA:
doi.org/10.5167/uzh-...

#NewBook #BeltandRoad
@modomodo.bsky.social

China’s Digital Expansion in the Global South For those wanting to understand implications for the Global South of China’s emergence as a digital superpower, this book analyses China’s digital impact in Latin America, North Africa and Asia, cover...

Just-published in book form: “China’s Digital Expansion in the Global South”

Analyses China’s digital impact in Latin America, North Africa and Asia

www.routledge.com/Chinas-Digit...

#DigitalChina #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad

Analysing the US-China “AI Cold War” Narrative In recent years, discussions around artificial intelligence (AI) have increasingly been framed through the lens of an “AI Cold War” between the United States and China. This narrative d…

Analysing the US-China “AI cold war” narrative

ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/24/a...

#TechWar #AIArmsRace #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad

Explore the origins, implications and critiques of the #USChina “AI cold war” narrative
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
#TechWar #AIArmsRace #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad

New journal special issue on “China’s Digital Expansion in the Global South”
 
Papers on China’s digital impact in Latin America, North Africa and Asia plus literature overview and future research agenda: www.tandfonline.com/toc/utis20/4...
 
#DigitalChina #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad

AI Readiness of the US vs China What is the status of AI rivalry between the United States and China? In recent years, the emergence of China as the world’s second digital superpower has led to talk of a “digital cold war”, with glo...

Are the US and China #AI superpower equals?
 
Insights from the Government AI Readiness Index:
ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/a...
 
#DigitalChina #DigitalSilkRoad #China

Want to understand implications for the global South of #China’s emergence as a digital superpower?
 
Watch this short video that presents five impacts and six future research priorities: youtu.be/qmSKagi5RDM
 
#DigitalChina #DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad

Want to understand implications for the global South of #China’s emergence as a #digital superpower?
 
Read our new paper:
“China’s digital expansion in the Global South: Systematic literature review and future research agenda”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#DigitalSilkRoad #BeltandRoad

Underground Internet cables traversing Zurich out of public sight, by Lena Kaufmann.

Excited to sign agreement with Oxford UP for my forthcoming book chapter on the history & present of China’s Digital Silk Road in Switzerland!
Book edited by Rachel Silvey & Ed Schatz. Research funded by @snsf-ch.bsky.social, in collaboration with @modomodo.bsky.social

#China #BRI #DigitalSilkRoad