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Belt and Road Initiative

Comrade Xi’s legacy project has been built on debt

December 7, 2023March 28, 2023 by China Factor Staff

China has launched a US$240 billion bailout package to prop up its banks hit by the Belt and Road project

Categories Silk Roads Untangled Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Debt Trap, Foreign Policy, Major Report, News, President Xi Jinping, US$1 Trillion Leave a comment

China plays the ‘Great Game’ as Russia’s grip slips

January 2, 2023December 15, 2022 by Alessandro Arduino

Beijing makes a move in Central Asia as Moscow’s influence wanes after the invasion of Ukraine

Categories Power Politics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, Central Asia, China, East Asia Forum, News, President Xi Jinping, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Leave a comment

Belt-tightening squeezes China’s global ambitions

October 6, 2022October 5, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Debt is piling up at home and abroad as President Xi’s New Silk Road project hits a potholed-strewn landscape

Categories Foreign Policy Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, ChinaFactor, Debt Risks, Economic Slump, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Wolf Warrior II and the legacy of nationalism and racism

September 5, 2022September 2, 2022 by Yu Xiang Jinpu Wang

Jingoistic aftershocks from the blockbuster movie are still firmly embedded in the Chinese psyche

Categories Deep Dive Tags Africa, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Chinese Nationalism, News, The Conversation, Wolf Warrior II Leave a comment

China’s New Silk Roads can wreck weak economies

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff

British spy chief Richard Moore warns of ‘debt and data traps’ behind Beijing’s foreign policy goals 

Categories Geopolitics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Data Trap, Debt Trap, News, President Xi Jinping, United Kingdom Leave a comment

Debt, pollution and ecological risks stalk New Silk Roads

October 1, 2021September 30, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Massive loans and environmental damage are the true cost of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Categories Debt Diplomacy Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Debt Trap, New Silk Road, News, Pollution, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

Human rights potholes riddle New Silk Road project

August 12, 2021August 11, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Chinese companies and banks singled out amid concerns about Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

Categories Belt and Road Tags Beijing, Belt and Road Initiative, Cambodia, China, Hotspots, Myanmar, News, Peru, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

G7 green new deal faces Belt and Road block

June 16, 2021June 15, 2021 by The Conversation

Stringent environmental standards could push up costs for the Build Back Better World project

Categories China Analysis Tags Beijing-Washington Rivalry, Belt and Road Initiative, Build Back Better World, China, Splash, The Long Read, US$40 trillion Leave a comment

China’s New Silk Roads change cities across the world

March 6, 2021February 18, 2021 by Elia Apostolopoulou
The image shows a speed frame of Shanghai at night, highlighting a kaleidoscope of colors. The New Silk Road has the potential to change the world.

The Belt and Road Initiative has the potential to reshape the world but also poses environmental risks

Categories Geopolitics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Free Trade, Golden Age, Silk Road, The Long Read, US$1 Trillion Leave a comment

Did China know in advance of the military coup in Myanmar?

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Myanmar soldiers on parade. A state of emergency exists in Myanmar after the military coup

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met military chief Min Aung Hlaing last month and now he is in charge

Categories Geopolitics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Military Coup, Myanmar, News Leave a comment
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