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PhD in Political Science, Ganyi gives a sharp look at the evolutions of the global Supply Chain industry through the prism of the political and economic context.

The Iron Belt: China Railway Express

The ancient silk road used to connect China and Central Asia by using camels, and now China aims to connect the Eurasian continent via the iron belt, its new railway initiative.
Ganyi Zhang
September 05 2019
5 min

The EU-Vietnam free trade agreement: impact on the logistics industry

On June 30th, the EU and Vietnam formally signed a Free Trade Agreement. This agreement is described by the EU as a “milestone” agreement with a developing country, with 99% of the tariff between these two entities being eliminated over the next ten years. It is also the second FTA concluded with a ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 18 2019
5 min

Eastern Partnership: the connections between the EU and Asia

On June 6th, the European Council published a joint declaration entitled Eastern Partnership-taking the transport cooperation agenda forward. This latest declaration reconfirmed the parties’ commitment to furthering cooperation on transport, addressing mainly the construction of new infrastructure, ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 08 2019
5 min

Iranian crude oil: the impact of expiring US waivers on global sea freight

Trump’s government decided not to renew the “significant reduction exemptions” allowing the primary consumers of Iranian crude oil to continue importing it in limited quantities. This six-month waiver, which expired on May 2 2019, was granted last November to eight countries, after the US imposed sa...
Ganyi Zhang
May 21 2019
5 min

Lessons in hindsight: the impact of China’s European port acquisition strategy

China’s grand European plan, along with Italy announcing its formal participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, means that China is on everyone’s lips. Since 2013, China has acquired shares in 14 European ports (not including ones with MoU agreements). While there is on-going debate regarding the...
Ganyi Zhang
May 07 2019
7 min

Italy is joining the Belt and Road Initiative

On March 23rd, Italy formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) upon Xi Jinping’s visit to Rome. Italy being the first G7 member joining this initiative, certainly has political significance to China. Italy's motivation is straight forward, to obtain better access to the Chinese market a...
Ganyi Zhang
March 29 2019
4 min

USA/China - Extended negotiation deadline: reading the future in soybeans

On February 24, 2019, China and the United States completed their latest round of trade negotiations. Considering the “substantial progress" that was made during the talks, President Trump tweeted about extending the tariff increase deadline initially set to March 1st. 
Ganyi Zhang
March 11 2019
29 min

COSCO acquires a 60% stake in Chancay Terminal in Peru

Chinese shipping company COSCO acquired 60% of the Chancay terminal from Volcan, a Peruvian mining company on January 23rd, in Davos. This is COSCO’s first port acquisition in South America. Chancay is located 58 km north of Lima and the port will be developed jointly by COSCO and Volcan.
Ganyi Zhang
February 12 2019
2 min

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