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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
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.
Indonesia, China Vow to Expand Economic Cooperation
By Sebastian Strangio
This week's Belt and Road Forum has demonstrated that many Southeast Asian leaders still view China as central to their nations’ economic prosperity.
As Belt and Road Forum Convenes, Time to Rethink Narratives on China’s Economic Coercion
By Matt Ferchen
The problem with all this focus on Chinese economic coercion, and the related anxieties about its ability to weaponize trade, is that China hasn’t been particularly good at it.
China’s 3rd Belt and Road Forum Finally Gets a Date
By Shannon Tiezzi
The big event is happening October 17and 18. The question now is: who will show up?
Indonesian President Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s First High-speed Railway
By Sebastian Strangio
The $7.3 billion project connects the cities of Jakarta and Bandung, which lie along one of the world's most congested travel corridors.
The Geopolitics of the New India-Middle East-Europe Corridor
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
IMEC is touted as a counter to China’s BRI, but the scale and scope of the latter initiative is much greater.
How China’s Belt and Road Took Over the World
By Shannon Tiezzi
Mapping the BRI's growth over its first 10 years – and its transformation from a Eurasian transit corridor to an initiative with global scope.
A Decade Down the Belt and Road
By Ana Horigoshi
One decade of the BRI: Where it started, how it has changed, and where it may be going.
Indonesia Delays Launch of China-backed High-Speed Railway
By Sebastian Strangio
The soft launch of the railway, Southeast Asia's first high-speed line, has been pushed back from August 18 until early September.
China’s Transition From the Belt and Road to the Global Development Initiative
By Lunting Wu
China is transitioning from one major global project to another. How are they different?
Is Indonesia’s New High-Speed Rail Line Worth It?
By James Guild
Whether or not the rail line turns a profit, Jakarta is hoping that the project brings a wider range of subsidiary benefits.
What’s Behind China’s New Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia?
By Tim Winter
China’s drive toward cultural internationalism could address the complicated connections between culture, heritage, development, and infrastructure.