Howard French Isn’t Very Impressed With the G-7’s Build Back Better World Initiative

Author and journalist Howard W. French. Image via Penguin Random House.

Journalist and author Howard W. French is among the most thought-provoking U.S. scholars on Chinese engagement in Africa and Beijing’s rapidly evolving global presence. French recently joined Brookings Institute Senior Fellow David R. Dollar on the Brookings Trade Podcast Dollar & Sense to discuss how the G-7 should respond to the Belt and Road Initiative and whether B3W is the answer.

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