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Next Hambantota? Welcome to the Chinese-funded US$1.4 billion Port City Colombo
The building of a Hong Kong-style metropolis on reclaimed land in Colombo using US$1.4 billion of Chinese money sits uneasily with Sri Lankans still smarting from their last encounter with Beijing’s ‘debt diplomacy’.
China-backed AIIB raises US$2.5 billion from bond sale in London
British capital, US dollar ‘made sense’ for first issue, but lender will consider local currency issuances elsewhere in the world in the future, president says.
The Real Victims of China’s Trade Patterns by Jayati Ghosh
Many in the West, especially US President Donald Trump, have railed against China’s massive trade surpluses, which emerged after the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2001. But China’s developing-country neighbors have far more reason to be worried.
US says it offers fairer deals than China’s belt and road ‘debt trap’
Video on US State Department website tells countries to ‘be wary’ of risks from Beijing’s infrastructure drive.
China and Nepal sign off on ports access deal
Nepal must wait until infrastructure is improved to begin trade through China in a deal brokered after Kathmandu turned to Beijing following 2015 Indian economic blockade.
Xi tries to stem rising doubts over Belt and Road Initiative
Speech to Belt and Road Forum strikes more measured tone compared with two years previously and seeks to address range of criticisms over project.
Xi Jinping ‘must start living up to China’s belt and road pledges’
Chinese president promised to open up economy and work with other countries, but one diplomat said these were ‘largely the same’ as previous pledges.
Opinion | Is China the World’s Loan Shark? (Published 2019)
Some say Beijing lends money for infrastructure and development to pressure poor countries with debt. Not so.
California tries to harness belt and road to help fight climate change
Lieutenant governor Eleni Kounalakis joins delegates in Beijing to discuss international cooperation in fight against global warming.
Beijing publishes standard for assessing belt and road debt risks
Document is based on similar measures used by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Liu Kun says.
China ‘can do business with Philippines, if it respects our sovereignty’
Speaking before the Belt and Road Forum, Ramon Lopez’s comments come after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to deploy soldiers after Beijing allowed vessels to sail near a Philippine-claimed island in the South China Sea.
This way to the Belt and Road Forum ... Or it is this way? Or this way?
There were few takeaways for many businesspeople and reporters as they struggled to make sense of the first day of the big event.
Duterte tries to calm South China Sea tensions in meeting with Xi
Philippine leader seeks to set differences aside and pledges support for belt and road plans as he meets Chinese counterpart.
China Retools Vast Global Building Push Criticized as Bloated and Predatory (Published 2019)
Beijing is reshaping its plans for building a network of ports, rails and roads that enhance the country’s geopolitical ambitions. But it isn’t retreating.
Bangladesh looks for alternatives to China’s belt and road loans
Speaking ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Thursday, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar said any amount of debt can be “dangerous” for countries not achieving high economic growth.
Thousands protest China-backed mega-dam in Myanmar
Many fear Aung San Suu Kyi, previously an opponent of the US$3.6 billion project, has flip-flopped on the issue.
After second thoughts, several countries return to belt and road plan
‘At the moment Pakistan does not have many better options’ than what Beijing is offering, official says.
As good as it gets: why Israel’s relations with China have peaked
US-China rivalry, Israel’s growing concerns over security and technology, plus its disapproval of Beijing’s Iran ties, mean flourishing Sino-Israeli relations have nowhere to go but down.
Spain’s top envoy to China says New Silk Road won’t solve the trade gap
Spanish ambassador Rafael Dezcallar de Mazarredo calls on Beijing to open its market and level the playing field, ahead of EU-China summit in Brussels.
Smaller European nations give EU greater say over China deals
Brussels consulted over draft belt and road deals be signed at a summit between China and Central and Eastern European nations.
