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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

China’s Bet on Railways in Southeast Asia Is Starting to Pay Off
By James Guild
For all its attendant controversies, Beijing's focus on transport infrastructure is closely aligned with the region's development priorities.

No Aid, All Investments: The Future of Chinese Engagement in Kazakhstan
By Albert Otkjær
With U.S. aid diminished, it seems unlikely that China will fill the gap. Beijing favors investments in infrastructure over civil society.

Economic Corridors: One Way Forward For US Engagement in Southeast Asia
By Narupat Rattanakit
While free trade has become politically infeasible in Washington, there are other ways to shore up the U.S. presence in one of the world's fastest-growing regions.

Cambodia: A Test for China’s ‘BRI 2.0’ Vision
By Chhay Lim and Genevieve Donnellon-May
The country's experience highlights both the transformative potential of Chinese investment and the challenges that risk undermining Beijing’s credibility.

The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor and the Limits of China’s BRI Agency
By Pascal Abb
The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and offer insight to the role it is playing in the ongoing civil war.

What Does the Chinese Public Think of the Belt and Road?
By Syed Inam Ali Naqvi
Interviews offer first-hand insights into how the Chinese people perceive the BRI and its global and domestic implications.

Competing Visions: Gwadar and Chabahar in Regional and Global Rivalries
By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Gwadar and Chabahar emerge as more than ports – they are strategic battlegrounds where economic ambitions, regional and global power collide.

The Global North and South Need a New Industrial Pact
By Penny Naas and Romana Vlahutin
To truly counter China’s Belt and Road, the G-7 needs a new development business model with the Global South.

The View From the Ground: China’s Evolving Strategy in South and Central Asia
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
China’s growing footprint in South and Central Asia has been made possible by the influx of grants, loans, mergers, and economic concessions for projects.

Evaluating Colombia’s Strategic Partnership With China
By Joseph Bouchard
The country has traditionally relied on the U.S. for economic and strategic support, but Beijing is rapidly making in-roads.

The ‘Corridorizing’ of Asia: Cooperation, Competition, and Consequences
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
Intense competition, epitomized by competing “corridors,” is emerging in Asia and beyond between the U.S., China, and Russia.

Has China’s $1 Trillion Foreign Investment Paid Off?
By Teuku Riefky and Mohamad Dian Revindo
For decades, the Chinese economy has soared. This has allowed mass investment in projects worldwide, but the question remains if it was worth it.
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