belt and road initiative

In October 2023, China hosted the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing to mark 10 years of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Officially dubbed the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the BRI is an ambitious (and sometimes controversial) infrastructure development strategy that forms the centrepiece of Xi Jinping’s foreign policy strategy. On the 10th anniversary of the BRI, we… …

Renewable energy projects have yet to appear in droves as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, but new coal power projects have largely been halted, writes You Xiaoying from China Dialogue Developing countries have a “huge interest” in Chinese companies and institutions helping with their green energy development, experts have told China Dialogue. But there has yet to be a surge of renewable energy projects finalised under the Belt… …

China’s global power is growing, that is undeniable. The question is, what are the limits of that power, and how should other countries respond to that rise? Paul French talks to Advantage China author Jeremy Garlick to find out. Associate Professor at Prague University of Economics and Business Jeremy Garlick examines China’s global policies, notably towards the global South, and its emerging financial and influential footprint worldwide in his new …

In June, the G7 proposed its new ‘Partnership for Global Growth’ (PGII) as a greener, more sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Unfortunately, PGII is based on several misconceptions about Chinese outbound investment and risks repeating some of China’s mistakes, writes Torsten Weller At the summit in Germany in late June, the heads of government of G7 countries announced the launch of a USD600 billion infrastructure programme… …

The UK has done well through partnering with China on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) before, but is it now considering extricating itself from further BRI collaboration with Beijing to align itself with the US or the EU? Joe Cash investigates A global contest is brewing. China, the US, and the EU are all vying for influence along routes that Beijing first turned its attention to in 2013 when… …