Belt and road initiative
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Fair and Square? Chinese retail chain’s expansion rankles Kenyan rivals
Local business owners in Nairobi said the rapid expansion of China Square had created an uneven playing fieldO…
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Rubio welcomes Panama’s move to exit Chinese infrastructure plan as ‘great step forward’
News comes after US secretary of state visited Panama to pressure the country over its ties with BeijingUS sec…
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What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks
The small port city of Gwadar has a huge new airport funded by China, but local suspicion of Beijing’s true in…
- Belt and road initiative, Business, China, Europe, European Union, Global economy, Hungary, Viktor Orbán, World news, Xi Jinping
Hungary rolls out red carpet for Xi in final leg of European tour
Warm welcome for Chinese president contrasts with rest of EU, with up to 18 cooperation agreements expected Hu…
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Six killed after suicide bomber rams convoy of Chinese engineers in Pakistan
Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver killed while en route from Islamabad to dam construction sit…
- Belt and road initiative, China, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, North Korea, South and Central Asia, World news, Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is playing deadly games with Myanmar and North Korea | Observer editorial
Instead of acting as a responsible superpower, China is putting millions of lives at risk in the region and be…
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Italy to withdraw from China’s belt and road initiative, say sources
Decision of only G7 nation to join project reportedly communicated to Beijing three days agoItaly has formally…
- Africa, Asia Pacific, Belt and road initiative, Cambodia, China, Global development, Kenya, World news
China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans
Country, estimated to be owed up to $1.5trn, is increasing penalties for late payments and cutting back on inf…
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China woos global south and embraces Putin at belt and road Beijing summit
Development drive’s forum will focus on poorer countries as Xi’s relations with the west become increasingly f…
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Xi Jinping’s wants a ‘multipolar world’, as China accelerates its shift away from the west
In the face of increasingly strained relations with the west, Beijing is attempting to build its influence in …
- Asia Pacific, Belt and road initiative, China, Joe Biden, Pacific islands, Pacific Islands Forum, Solomon Islands, US foreign policy, US news
Biden Pacific summit suffers setback as Solomon Islands PM skips meeting
US says it is disappointed prime minister Manasseh Sogavare will not attend Monday’s summit, amid race for inf…
- Belt and road initiative, India, International trade, Middle East and North Africa, Saudi Arabia, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, US news, World news
India, US and Saudi Arabia in talks on rail and ports deal linking Gulf and south Asia
Talks include Europe and UAE as Joe Biden flies to Delhi with aim of rivalling China’s Belt and RoadThe US, Sa…
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China spent $240bn on belt and road bailouts from 2008 to 2021, study finds
Rise in emergency financing for other countries since 2016 correlates with drop in infrastructure lendingChina…
- Asia Pacific, Belt and road initiative, China, Imran Khan, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, World news
Pakistan’s PM says rival Imran Khan is ‘biggest liar on earth’
As economic turmoil continues, Shehbaz Sharif accuses predecessor of leaving the country in ruins Pakistan’s p…
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IMF offers Sri Lanka provisional $2.9bn loan to tackle debt crisis
Funding still needs to be approved but could offer breathing space amid country’s economic turmoilThe Internat…