BRI Isn’t Intended to Undermine the West, Says China’s EU Ambassador

China's Ambassador to the European Union, Fu Cong, acknowledged the Western criticisms of the BRI but said it was more important for Beijing to listen to the feedback from recipient countries instead. Image via Euractiv.

Fu Cong, the Chinese ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, challenged the widely-held perception in Brussels and other Western capitals that the Belt and Road Initiative aims to undermine U.S. and European influence around the world.

If that was the case, he said, “I don’t think that would be welcome by the other part of the world, by the Global South.”

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