Belt and Road
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Asia
China builds up private security to protect overseas interests in hostile, unstable regions
Muhammad Jilani, a private security adviser in Pakistan, said that the growing presence and expanding scope of the Belt and…
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister hails Chinese investment, dismisses notion of ‘debt-trap diplomacy’
The southern Hambantota Port became another case in point – it led the country to be labelled a poster child…
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Belt and Road Initiative boosts China’s clout overseas, but concerns like debt-trap diplomacy remain: Observers
STRONG DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS, BUT ISSUES REMAIN The BRI was started in 2013, when Mr Xi highlighted the need to establish…
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Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative running out of steam?
In Ethiopia, China funded and built the US$4.5 billion Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway line, while in Djibouti, China poured money into…
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China to hold Belt and Road celebration with Putin expected
BEIJING: China announced on Wednesday (Oct 11) it will host a gathering of foreign leaders next week to celebrate a…
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China to hold third Belt and Road forum next week
BEIJING: China will hold its third Belt and Road forum in its capital next week, Beijing said Wednesday (Oct 11),…
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Italian PM say strong partnership with China more important than Belt and Road Initiative
ROME: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday (Sep 10) there was more to Italy’s relationship with China than the…
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Italian PM tells China’s premier of plan to quit Belt and Road Initiative: Reports
ROME: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined Italy’s plan to pull out of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a…
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Asia
Commentary: What price will Laos need to pay to be saved, and will China pay it?
For Laos, its rhetoric that a debt default is not likely stands at odds with its actions. As early as…
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