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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. Subscribe to CAP for unique coverage of the BRI activities in Africa and throughout the Global South.

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Tanzania President Hassan is Talking to the Chinese Again About a Port Deal in Bagamoyo. But She Might Be Too Late.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan took everyone by surprise late last week when she announced that long-stalled talks with China about expanding the port of Bagamoyo are being resumed. Get a daily email packed with the latest news and analysis from Africa, Asia, and across the ...

Terrorists in Pakistan Again Target Chinese Nationals in What’s Become an Unprecedented Challenge For the Belt and Road

G7’s Global Infrastructure Initiative Will Have to Contend With China’s Massive Lead in Africa

China Calls For Equitable Vaccine Distribution Even as Belt & Road Countries Are Benefitting More Than Others

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