The initiative spearheaded by the Chinese government and endorsed by President Xi Jinping in late 2013 aims to improve trade and economic integration across Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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Launched on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was touted as a strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative ...

Yara Nardi/Reuters Italy’s withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative would reflect disappointment with the lack of economic benefits and a more fundamental strategic rethinking of China.

It is premature, however, to call this a serious counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no ...

Yet the forum has revealed China's decreasing influence and some say the initiative may be losing momentum a decade after Xi announced it. Xi said in a speech, "International Belt and Road ...

The country’s president, José Raúl Mulino, announced that it will not renew its deal with China’s Belt and Road Initiative ...

China’s massive Belt and Road initiative builds global infrastructure — and influence China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the most expensive infrastructure project in history. Chinese ...

Elemental geographical realities mean… China’s big gamble in Pakistan: A 10-year scorecard for CPEC A flagship for China’s much-vaunted Belt and Road Initiative, the $62 billion China-Pakistan ...

The railway projects being built under the Belt and Road Initiative offer marginal economic benefits at exorbitant costs.

The Western Balkans has seen an increased Chinese footprint, raising concerns that the region will be a battleground for great power competition. Beijing and Washington tussle to have their way ...