The Belt and Road Initiative in 10 figures

As China's Belt and Road Initiative celebrates its ten year anniversary, we look at ten numbers that reveal the scale of the project – from the speed of the China-Europe Railway Express to the number of scientists involved

by Robynne Tindall 24 October 2023

24 October 2023 0 comments

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…

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Robynne Tindall is FOCUS's Editorial Manager

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The Belt and Road Initiative in 10 figures

As China's Belt and Road Initiative celebrates its ten year anniversary, we look at ten numbers that reveal the scale of the project – from the speed of the China-Europe Railway Express to the number of scientists involved

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