Erica Downs
Erica Downs in a fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.
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Articles by Erica Downs
Mission Mostly Accomplished: China’s Energy Trade and Investment Along the Silk Road Economic Belt
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s efforts to build the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB)—a network of transportation infrastructure across Eurasia—are unlikely to drive a step change in China’s energy trade with
Business and Politics in the South China Sea: Explaining HYSY 981’s Foray into Disputed Waters
At 9:00 A.M. on May 9, 2012, Chinese executives and government officials gathered at the headquarters of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to celebrate the commencement of drilling by