Since 2013, when China launched its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), interest in the measure has been sharply divided.

Critics pushing the “debt trap diplomacy” slogan often downplay the fact that BRI debt is as much a problem for China as it is for borrowing countries. Though Beijing’s attempt to adjust its ...

Since 2017, the Maldives has participated in the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which has already yielded fruitful results. At this year's two sessions, China vowed to ...

Lin Songtian, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), ...

"Northeast China has clear advantages as a key transport hub for the BRI. Positioned at the heart of Northeast Asia, it connects Europe and Central Asia, making it a vital gateway and ...

The Middle East has surpassed Africa as the top recipient of Chinese commitments under the Belt and Road Initiative, launched by China in 2013. However, Guinea, Liberia, the Republic of Congo, and ...

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also referred to as the New Silk Road, is a massive infrastructure project launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping to boost China's economic and political ...

Panama has officially decided to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), making it the first country in Latin America to do so. This is a big change in Panama’s foreign policy and its ...

Lin said the BRI is an economic cooperation initiative with more than 150 countries, including over 20 Latin American countries, actively participating in it. In recent years, China and Panama ...

He is an active regional advocate of deeper ASEAN economic integration. Dr Yu Jie is Head of China Foresight at LSE IDEAS. Her research focuses on the decision-making process of Chinese foreign policy ...

But there was equal pressure from the country’s northern neighbour, China, which advised Nepal against it. Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate shared futures for Asia and the world across policy, ...