The Belt & Road Initiative
Latest News & Analysis on How the BRI is Impacting Africa

Launched in 2013, the BRI is now at the center of China’s ambitious agenda to reshape the global economic order to be more in line with its priorities. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent to build vast trade and communications networks at sea, online, and in space.
But the BRI is also becoming a key focal point in the resistance against China’s rise to become a global superpower.
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The BRI Challenges Our Assumptions of How the World Fits Together
A fascinating new report emerged from the Green Financing and Development Center at Fudan University in Shanghai this week, tracking trends in China’s Belt and Road investment. The big news is that while global BRI spending (both foreign direct investment and loans) has remained stable ...
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