Belt and Road Forum Current Affairs, GK & News
Chinese President Xi in Nepal
After Chennai Connect, the second informal summit at Mahabalipuram, India, the Chinese President visited Nepal. This is the first visit by a Chinese President in 22 years. The trade of the land locked Himalayan nation is dominated by the Indian sub-continent. Increasing its connectivity with Beijing it now seeks to end Indian dominance in its ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Belt and Road Forum • Belt and Road Initiative • China-Nepal • India-China Informal Summit • India-Nepal
2nd Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing, China
The 2nd edition of BRF (Belt and Road Forum) was held in Beijing, China from April 25th to April 27th, 2019. Around 37 heads-of-state and 159 countries participated in the forum along with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and International Monetary Chief (IMF) Christine Lagarde. The theme of the event was ‘Belt and Road Cooperation: ..
Topics: Belt and Road Forum • BRF • China • Christine Lagarde • Economy • Foreign relations of China • Guterres • International Monetary Fund • One Belt, One Road • Organizations • United Nations
China hosts 2nd Belt and Road Forum
Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held in Beijing, China. It will serve as stocktaking exercise for China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It saw participation of 126 countries and 29 international organisations, increase from 60 countries and international organisations seen in in first edition of BRF 2017. India did not participate in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road • Belt and Road Forum • Belt and Road Initiative • BRI • debt-trap diplomacy • Hambantota • India • South China Sea