China and Qatar are shifting world football’s centre of gravity toward Asia, as part of a larger strategic vision for mineral markets and geopolitical influence, Simon Chadwick writes.

If countries of the Asia-Pacific are to realise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they must work together to solve the connectivity, pollution, and congestion issues facing the region, Shamshad Akhtar writes.

If the New Silk Road is to reach Europe, China’s bureaucrats will need to lift their game and more closely communicate policy developments with their counterparts in countries along its path, Tristan Kenderdine writes.  

China is aligning its football investments with a strategy to secure West Asian minerals. Its ‘One Belt, One Road’ project could have major implications for the new world order of football, Simon Chadwick writes.

While Chinese policy in Jordan holds great economic potential, it also carries a degree of risk, Greg Everett writes.

Beijing needs to meet its One Belt, One Road partners half way if it wants the ambitious project to succeed, writes Ben Hillman.