The BRI Was Supposed to Slow Down. Instead, 2025 delivered record-breaking engagement. Christoph Nedopil, director of the Griffith Asia Institute, joins Eric to review the 2025 BRI data and explain what drove a record year of BRI engagement worldwide. Watch - tinyurl.com/29fycvev

Why Chinese Carmakers Are Rushing Into Brazil

Data centers and critical minerals refining are often promoted as pathways to industrial upgrading. But both require large amounts of reliable electricity, water, and infrastructure. For fragile economies, the opportunity cost is becoming harder to ignore.

How Do Countries Industrialize When China Remains Dominant Even in Lower-End Manufacturing?

What does digital sovereignty actually mean in practice? Bulelani Jili uses Kenya’s push to build technical skills as a lens to explore how African states navigate power, dependence, and control in a global tech system heavily shaped by outside actors.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar from April 22 to 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. In Cambodia, Wang and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will hold strategic talks with local officials.

Africa’s rail corridors are no longer just infrastructure projects. They are becoming strategic assets in the global competition over minerals, supply chains, and access to markets. Watch: tinyurl.com/uvf42bt9

A new middle-power coalition sounds appealing. But according to Sarang Shidore, the reality is much more complicated: North-South divides, competing priorities, and different threat perceptions may keep these countries apart. Watch - tinyurl.com/4x9wpnxf

Christoph Nedopil explains why oil and gas dominated BRI energy investments, why renewables still hit record levels, and how this created the “dirtiest and greenest” year in BRI history.

Today, private Chinese firms, particularly in green tech and battery manufacturing, are technological leaders that host countries try to attract. Christoph Nedopil explains how private Chinese firms are now driving global expansion.

"I staged it with AI. It cost them nothing." 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝 of RE/MAX Luxury makes the case for staying current with technology in the simplest way possible. A seller did not want to pay for staging. So she used AI to do it instead. No cost, no hassle, and the listing still gets presented

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re spotlighting one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time: plastic pollution in our oceans. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter marine ecosystems, harming wildlife, disrupting food chains, and making its way back to us.

Motivation

“It’s time to get up and fight.” Sen. London Lamar tells Feminist’s Sydney Verde that rigged congressional maps are part of a pattern from Tennessee Republicans, who are targeting Black political power at every level. Lamar says it’s a #JimCrow tactics and time to organize at the polls.

Bowling started back up last week, and I had to celebrate a spare. #lgbt #lgbtq #gay #gaymer #bowling

Beyoncé at the Met Gala, Vijay's Election Victory, and Kehlani's Billboard Milestone #celebrity #popculture #famous #trending #celebnews

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act two weeks ago. Today, thousands crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma and marched to Montgomery to say NO! John Lewis bled for that bridge. We are not handing it over without a fight. We are not going back.

Tough crowd

If a convicted felon & sex offender can hand out our tax dollars to convicted criminals, shows how corrupt the⚖️US legal system is. The US SOFA agreement internationally should be immediately abolished...to stop US paedophiles, rapists, murders & criminals abroad fleeing back to US getting payouts.

Absolute cinema in Oslo 🍿 #UWCLshowcase || @DisneyPlusUK

Via Phil Collins official TikTok page Watch as Phil Collins & *NSYNC record "Trashin' The Camp" together for the "Tarzan" soundtrack. "It was like an extra member, we had six members today." - Chris Kirkpatrick The Tarzan soundtrack was first released this week in 1999. #PhilCollins #NSYNC #Tarzan

Christine, just remember...

Some of us had to build ourselves back up from absolute rock bottom. This song is for the people still fighting their way out. ⚡ “From the Bottom Up” — coming soon. — Grayson Volt — #NewMusic #RockMusic #AlternativeRock

Reporter: If you want $3 gas, you're going to have to wait 6 years. We will not get back down to that sub-$70 oil level until 2032.

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🇮🇷 Iranian Parliament Spokesman Sends WARNING to Israelis Ebrahim Rezaei: GET YOUR BUNKERS READY

OKC sets up to go double drag for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Wemby is out of the action his man spaced in the right corner. Big key is the whole left side is open which allows SGA to reject, attack that way and get to his spot for a shot. Little things to create spacing and gaps.

Step inside a modern, automated book factory through sound! 🎧 Immerse yourself in the rhythmic hums and precise movements of machines crafting stories. It's surprisingly mesmerizing! #ASMR #Automation #ASMR #Automation

About Last Night. An old ghost spirit named "Black Jacob" visited me and gifted me my first ever "Theme Song". I am honored and blessed to be welcomed into my new "family" on The abandoned haunted Nisbet Plantation. Thank you "Jacob"! Your voice is amazing! #saintkittsandnevis #folktales

Rain is back in the forecast late tonight & into Friday. I've got the latest details below! #arwx #ARStormTeam

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 The current U.S.-Iran negotiations represents a massive strategic shift. Professor Robert Pape argued that despite Western media spin, Iran is actually in the driver's seat and setting the terms while the Trump administration scrambles to adjust. He suggested

❤️this #officialspikelee . . . Da Republic of Brooklyn #ShirleyChisholm ✊🏾 #Complex

ALERT: Former federal judge John Jones III says it looks like "fraud" and "collusion" were at play in Trump's lawsuit vs. IRS and the $1.7 billion fund "settlement" Jones (who's now president of Dickinson College) joined 34 other retired judges asking court to investigate

Chemical Tank In Garden Grove California No Longer At Risk Of Catastrophic Explosion

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the 42nd Mechanized Brigade burned a 🇷🇺Russian tank on the Novopavlivka direction.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

⛽️ In Crimea, there are increasingly frequent reports of fuel problems at local gas stations. The operation to block enemy logistics is ongoing and is yielding results.

Eine Seefahrt die ist lustig.... #TerawayUnfolded #Playstation5

A Seleção Brasileira enfrenta o Panamá neste domingo (31/5), no Maracanã, com escalação esboçada por Carlo Ancelotti ➡️ Acesse o site do Correio para ler mais notícias 📽️: Marcos Paulo Lima/CB/D.A.Press #CBshorts #CBreels

We're Drowning in B~LLSH!T Let's End It 🙏 What if I told you that your ability to identify B~LLSH!T is your most valuable professional skill? PART 1 of my series on B~LLSH!T. 1/XX 🧵 #Entrepreneurship #LeadershipSkills #Strategy #SauderStrategy #Stoicism #Communication #NoBullShit

Something new is coming next week. AI: Tools or Gods? is a new podcast exploring the stories, myths, and assumptions shaping the public conversation around AI. Subscribe via aitoolsorgods.transistor.fm/subscribe to stay up to date and catch the first episode when it drops. #AI #Podcast

"Wanna see a silent movie that moves like molasses but everyone is wearing amazing hats?"

Don’t get left behind! ⏰ Early registration for #ASCO26 closes soon. Secure your discounted spot at The Place to Be for the global oncology community by registering before April 22 at 11:59 PM (ET). We can't wait to see you! https://bit.ly/4cckyBd

have anyone else discovered this secret cult hidden deep in the wilds of #rockstargames #reddeadredemption2 on #xbox?!

James Talarico campaigning for local candidates 🙌 Vote Damarcus Offord for Dallas County Clerk!

Run Differential Rolling Averages for American League East Teams #MLB #BlueJays #RedSox #Yankees #Rays #Orioles

Ale nie powinno być traktowane jak obiektywna prawda. Franciszek Georgiew tłumaczy, gdzie przebiega granica: AI nie powie nam, kiedy skończy się wojna ani nie rozstrzygnie za nas relacji. Może jednak pomóc zobaczyć możliwe wzorce, ryzyka i pytania, z którymi warto iść dalej.

Nvidia is not acquiring its competitor, Groq. Antitrust makes AI deals complicated, so let me explain.

See, now you've gone and made it weird

Find out how to use the new Text View feature on Borrowbox. This is a fab new feature to make it easy to read magazines on your phone. #Magazines #BorrowBox #Library #Cornwall #Libraries #Reading #Articles

I'm suddenly really thirsty 🥵

BAD DAY 👎 | ROAD TO 10K CLEARS | Code: ML8-NKC-LYG | Creator: EdSheeran/ #MarioMaker2 #SMM2 #Nintendo #Mario #SuperMarioMaker2

Handing you the mic #jokes#jokesky#comedy#humor

There are no days off when you’re running for governor - but that’s because Texas deserves a leader who works as hard as Texans do. A few shots of life on the road but we’re still moving - see you soon.

📺 Desglosando el jonrón de Manny Machado

🔴El Cecopi rebaja el nivel de alerta por el incendio que afecta a terrenos forestales de la Academia de Infantería de Toledo ▪️El principal problema que han tenido ha sido el humo que ha provocado que se elevase la alarma 🎙️Iván Domínguez | @rtveclm.bsky.social

This switch to avoid the mismatch ❤️ Courtesy @nekiasnba.bsky.social

1/ "There are good results": Zelensky confirmed the damage to an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and a company in the Tambov region There are good results of our long-range sanctions from the soldiers of the Security Service of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service, the Special Operations Forces

Um misterioso objeto luminoso que aparecia no céu da 205 Sul, em fevereiro de 1977, continua intrigando a capital federal quase 50 anos depois. 📽️ Roberto Fonseca/CB/DA Press, Cedoc/CB

Happy Pride!❤️🌈