Even as China’s Belt and Road Initiative gears up to celebrate its 10th anniversary, it is fading from prominence. In its place is the new Global Development Initiative (GDI).

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.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, seen here at a joint press conference in Belgrade on Dec. 3, 2023, was committed to withdrawing Italy from the Belt and Road Initiative.

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.

China on Tuesday kicked off a summit marking the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative – an ambitious yet controversial undertaking to boost connectivity and trade across the world ...

BEIJING — China's Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns.

China hosts the third Belt and Road Forum this week, marking the 10-year anniversary of its multinational investment initiative. In the second of a three-part series, Jevans Nyabiage looks at ...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s modern-day revival of the ancient Silk Road, aims to connect Asia, Europe and Africa through more than 60 countries, which collectively account for ...

The initiative includes several projects. First of all, these are the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. These projects, proposed by Xi Jinping in 2013, were named ...

China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, founded the Belt and Road Initiative a decade ago to use the country’s economic might to enlarge its geopolitical heft and counter the influence of the United ...

BEIJING – China's Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns.