Accusations that Belt and Road is a broad “debt trap” designed to take control of local infrastructure, while largely dismissed by economists, have sullied the initiative’s reputation.

The Belt and Road Initiative is also expanding its geographic footprint, adding several new members, some of whom have close relations with the U.S., between 2021 and 2023.

A worker stands at the construction site of East Coast Rail Link, a Chinese-invested railway project part of the Beijing Belt and Road Initiative in Bentong, Malaysia, January 13, 2022.

The Belt and Road Initiative is also expanding its geographic footprint, adding several new members, some of whom have close relations with the U.S., between 2021 and 2023.

A look at Malaysia's 400-mile railway being built by China's Belt and Road plan The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the ...

1. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) spans over 140 countries, cutting across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates ...

China is hoping to expand its strategic footprint in the South Caucasus, signing agreements with Azerbaijan and Georgia in recent months designed to expand East-West trade via the Middle Corridor.

Colombia and China pledge cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, reshaping trade and regional alliances despite U.S. concerns.

Colombia will join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a massive development project from the Asian nation in which it funds infrastructure projects, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Monday.

Colombia to Sign Onto China's Belt and Road Initiative, Petro Says (Reuters) - Colombia will join China's Belt and Road initiative, a massive development project from the Asian nation in which it ...

Colombia formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative in an attempt to decrease its dependence on the economy of the United States. President Gustavo Petro announced the agreement after a meeting ...