China is soaking up the benefits of their Belt and Road Initiative ... and initiative frustrations — just five years after joining! It was also estimated that the developing countries of ...

BEIJING — Representatives from dozens of countries are gathering in Beijing this week to mark the 10th anniversary of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a signature foreign policy ...

For the past decade, China has used its so-called Belt and Road Initiative to create better relations through massive infrastructure loans. Nearly 150 countries have participated. Giulio Pugliese ...

More information: Andrea Ghiselli et al, Blowback: When China's Belt and Road Initiative Meets Democratic Institutions, International Studies Quarterly (2025). DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf014 Provided by ...

It has been over 11 years since Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative ... as Huawei in the infrastructure of other countries will increase global dependency on ...

The Belt and Road Initiative has also stoked opposition. For some countries that take on large amounts of debt to fund infrastructure upgrades, BRI money is seen as a potential poisoned chalice.

and helping other countries. Why is the “Belt and Road Initiative” becoming just “Belt and Road cooperation” in official discourse, and why is the narrative around the BRI being ...

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 ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced in Beijing Monday that his country would be joining China's Belt and Road Initiative ... Latin American countries in the initiative and seeks to ...

Chinese construction and engineering contractors working as part of the country’s Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, a new study shows. Closer ties with ...