Security personnel wearing mask stand in front of national flags at the opening ceremony for the Third Belt and Road Forum held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 18, 2023. Credit: AP ...

From October 17 – 18, about 53 African countries along, with more than 100 countries from other parts of the world and 30 international organizations will converge in Beijing, the Chinese capital for ...

After all, many advanced countries still have yet to fully grasp both the imperative to help African countries grow through such investments and that substantial risk-adjusted returns can be earned ...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is significant for Nigeria and the rest of Africa. LAWAL MAIDA x-rays this initiative. Since Nigeria joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2018 at a summit in ...

On July 1, a cargo train from western China reached Chancay, Peru — a symbolic milestone in Beijing’s quieter but sharper new global infrastructure strategy. As the Belt and Road Initiative evolves, ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] U.S. President Joe Biden announced a massive investment plan of 72 trillion won in African countries. He also made remarks indirectly criticizing China’s Belt and ...

While China has maintained a substantial presence on the continent for more than two decades, the growing interest of Western powers in Africa could impact China’s BRI strategy. Give yourself a ...

A Chinese engineer from PowerChina and Sinohydro works with Ivorian workers from Ci-Energies on a building site of a high-voltage power line. There is nothing particularly surprising about China ...

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A bridge for the Standard Gauge Railway in Mombasa, Kenya. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Mohanaaman Subscribe for ads-free reading As China draws back from large scale infrastructure investments in ...

As US President Joe Biden and top American officials traveled the world this summer, promoting a pledge of hundreds of billions of dollars for poorer countries, a largely unspoken motivation loomed in ...