Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, aims to enhance global trade and infrastructure through land and maritime routes.

The Renaissance Everyone Missed: How BRI Came Roaring Back in 2025

2025: The year BRI proved its doubters wrong. Record numbers. New geography. Bigger strategy.

How Chongqing Powers China Across the New Silk Roads

Beyond iChongqing's post-cyberpunk allure, it has quietly become the logistical heartbeat of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Justice, Poverty, and Global Ethics: From Rawlsian Ideals to Tariff Wars| Conversation with Thomas Pogge

China, Europe, Brazil, Indonesia, and India will work to end poverty—with or without the U.S. If Americans opt out, the rest of us will still get it done.

China’s Biggest Worry Now: The US Is Falling Too Fast

Trump's tariffs are making China great again. Will the Chinese thank him for that? The answer is yes and no.

Through 10 years of Developing Africa, China Learns Much

Busani Ngcaweni, director-general of the National School of Government in South Africa, shares his insights on the evolution of the Belt and Road Initiative in Africa.

How Will Assad’s Fall Benefit China?

Israel's opportunism in Syria is hastening the decline of U.S. hegemony

Admit It, America, You Just Want to Colonize Africa

The Chinese have figured out that supporting a prosperous Africa doesn't take anything away from them. But that seems to be beyond the intellectual reach of US policymakers.

Chinese Youth to Develop Africa: A Mutual Salvation

Why did a PhD graduate from China's No.1 university choose to build hydropower plants in Africa?

US-China Tech War: Which Side Is the EU On?

Treasury Secretary Yellen has urged the EU to raise import tariffs on China, but Von der Leyen has stated that they will not join such measures.

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