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Belt and Road Forum
![What Did the 3rd Belt and Road Forum Mean for Africa? What Did the 3rd Belt and Road Forum Mean for Africa?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-03-123440.jpg)
What Did the 3rd Belt and Road Forum Mean for Africa?
By Trevor Lwere
There has been much talk of a perceived slowdown in BRI lending, but African leaders are still looking to China to advance development goals.
![A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-24-200444.jpg)
A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing
By Mark S. Cogan
The costly infrastructure project would damage the environment and create an unhealthy economic dependence on China.
![How China Is Remaking the Belt and Road How China Is Remaking the Belt and Road](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-18-203024.jpg)
How China Is Remaking the Belt and Road
By Shannon Tiezzi
Key takeaways from the third Belt and Road Forum for the future of the global initiative.
![Which World Leaders Came to China’s 3rd Belt and Road Forum? Which World Leaders Came to China’s 3rd Belt and Road Forum?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-18-142308.jpg)
Which World Leaders Came to China’s 3rd Belt and Road Forum?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Top-level representation dropped to a new low, based largely on a lack of interest from European states.
![Putin Begins First Visit to China Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Putin Begins First Visit to China Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-09-125415.jpg)
Putin Begins First Visit to China Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
By Christopher Bodeen
The Russian president joins dozens of foreign leaders at China’s Belt and Road Forum.
![What Happened to the Belt and Road Initiative? What Happened to the Belt and Road Initiative?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-06-124249.jpg)
What Happened to the Belt and Road Initiative?
By Andreea Brînză
The BRI is becoming less and less prominent in Chinese leaders’ speeches as the Global Development Initiative takes over.
![China Holds Slimmed-Down Belt and Road Conference China Holds Slimmed-Down Belt and Road Conference](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-540874_1280.jpg)
China Holds Slimmed-Down Belt and Road Conference
By Shannon Tiezzi
At least 29 countries attended China's virtual “Asia and Pacific High-level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation.”
![Southeast Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative Southeast Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19116471470171.jpg)
Southeast Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the dynamics behind the subregion’s continued management of the opportunities and challenges within the evolving initiative.
![What to Make of India’s Absence from the Second Belt and Road Forum ? What to Make of India’s Absence from the Second Belt and Road Forum ?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19116480915539.jpg)
What to Make of India’s Absence from the Second Belt and Road Forum ?
By Bansari Kamdar
It was no surprise that India skipped the forum, but what does it mean for the China-India relationship?
![What’s in China’s New Belt and Road Recalibration? What’s in China’s New Belt and Road Recalibration?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19116471470171.jpg)
What’s in China’s New Belt and Road Recalibration?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Though Beijing’s attempt to adjust its BRI approach is notable, the actual extent and impact of this recalibration remains to be seen.
![What Does the Second Belt and Road Forum Say About the Health of China’s Initiative? What Does the Second Belt and Road Forum Say About the Health of China’s Initiative?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19116471470171.jpg)
What Does the Second Belt and Road Forum Say About the Health of China’s Initiative?
By Ankit Panda
The second Belt and Road Forum took place in a more challenging environment than the first.
![Who Is (and Who Isn't) Attending China's 2nd Belt and Road Forum? Who Is (and Who Isn't) Attending China's 2nd Belt and Road Forum?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19116471470171.jpg)
Who Is (and Who Isn't) Attending China's 2nd Belt and Road Forum?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The list of attendees tells us a lot about how the BRI has progressed in the last two years.
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