"Originally the Belt and Road Initiative was an economic framework. China then added a security element, which caused it to be viewed by the US and other countries as a threat to their national ...

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.

It consists of two major components: the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st ... has prompted many countries to reassess their involvement in the initiative. In this context, IMEC presents ...

the Asian country recently faced a major setback as Panama announced it would not renew its participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The decision made Panama the first Latin American ...

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

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is steadily expanding ... Last month, a Zawya Projects report said Middle Eastern countries secured $39 billion in Chinese investments and construction contracts ...

The Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a case study in some of the problems China’s Belt and Road Initiative can create. WSJ’s George Downs explains. Illustration ...

and China's One Belt, One Road investment initiative, according to the final statement adopted following the meeting of the heads of government of the SCO countries. "The Republic of Belarus ...

While free trade has become politically infeasible in Washington, there are other ways to shore up the U.S. presence in one of the world's fastest-growing regions. The country's experience ...

China’s massive Belt and Road ... China hosted a Belt and Road forum Friday where global leaders praised the effort despite worries the initiative is saddling poor countries with too much ...