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Belt and Road Initiative

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  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    The Big Read
    China pulls back from the world: rethinking Xi’s ‘project of the century’

    Chinese overseas lending has fallen sharply amid a reassessment of the Belt and Road Initiative

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    China curtails overseas lending in face of geopolitical backlash

    Data point to Beijing rethink of Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road financing initiative

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Pollution
    Belt and Road pollution blacklist discourages fossil fuel investments

    Study urges Chinese banks to steer clear of projects that damage the environment

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Richard McGregor
    China sends a message with Australian crackdown

    Pressure by Beijing offers a glimpse of the road map for a more illiberal order

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    FT Books Essay
    What will Xi’s China do next?

    Three books shed light on the historical forces driving Beijing’s mission for superpower status — and what it means for Asia and beyond

  • Sunday, 11 October, 2020
    US-China relations
    Serbia cultivates both US and China in Balkans tug of war

    Belgrade is the subject of intense courtship by Beijing and, more recently, Washington

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    The perils of life in Beijing’s backyard

    Two enlightening new books describe the long shadow China casts over its southern neighbours

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Reunified Pakistani Taliban threatens China’s Belt and Road project

    Factions regroup under an al-Qaeda umbrella with foothold near Xinjiang

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Jamil Anderlini
    China’s Middle East strategy comes at a cost to the US

    Beijing gains in oil and influence as successive presidents in Washington withdraw

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Chinese politics & policy
    China offers Taliban road network in exchange for peace

    Beijing hopes infrastructure investment can prevent instability in Afghanistan after US troop withdrawal

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
    Pakistan
    Pakistan army muscles in on Belt and Road project

    Military pushing for law to sideline government in $62bn programme

  • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
    Pakistan
    Pakistan seeks relief from China over Belt and Road

    Islamabad wants to renegotiate repayment after claiming costs of power plants were inflated

  • Friday, 5 June, 2020
    Special ReportChina Green Finance
    China’s Belt and Road urged to take green route

    Climate economists say initiative will play make-or-break role in meeting global emissions targets

  • Thursday, 30 April, 2020
    China faces wave of calls for relief on ‘Belt and Road’ loans

    Bankers will consider suspending interest payments but writing off loans is unlikely

  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2020
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    China’s Belt and Road power grids keep security critics awake Premium

    As Beijing connects the region, the Philippines weighs ‘shutdown’ risk

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    News in-depthEM Squared
    Serbia’s embrace of Chinese FDI raises questions of transparency Premium

    Nation of 7m is Europe’s fourth-biggest recipient of Chinese investment

  • Saturday, 18 January, 2020
    China and Myanmar sign off on Belt and Road projects

    Deal strengthens ties with Beijing as Aung San Suu Kyi faces foreign criticism for Rohingya crackdown

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    Thant Myint-U
    Myanmar must weigh up the extent of its dependence on China

    Bilateral agreements set this week could have implications for generations to come

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    China’s global spending spree will collapse, says top US official

    Development finance chief warns Beijing’s infrastructure investments will shatter economies

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    China’s State Grid to buy 49% stake in Oman Electricity

    $1bn purchase is by far largest Chinese investment in Middle Eastern country

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Pakistan revives Belt-and-Road projects under Chinese pressure

    Islamabad calls in senior military official after economic crisis stalled investments

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    German economy
    German move to keep tech groups out of non-EU hands

    ‘National fallback option’ of taking temporary stakes underscores growing protectionist mood

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Europe needs its own Belt and Road Initiative

    A push to connect the continent will promote autonomy and growth

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    China aid wins influence in Pacific despite rising concerns

    Critics point to ‘white elephant’ developments, debt risk and region’s strategic position

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    US backs infrastructure scheme to rival China’s Belt and Road

    Blue Dot Network will vet and certify projects to promote ‘sustainable’ development

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