Ahead of the inauguration of Nepal's new Pokhara airport, in a surprise announcement on Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu tweeted, "This (Pokhara airport) is the flagship project of the China-Nepal Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation."
India's intensified interest in Chabahar has the potential to partly counter China's massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure project, reported Asian Lite International.
Amid growing negative public perception about Chinese investments and attacks on Chinese nationals, as well as, on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, safety and security have become the top agenda of Beijing.
Notably, a PSC protects a single strategic point, such as an embassy, port or military base. Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies (MERICS), in a 2018 report noted that there are 5,000 registered Chinese PSCs and some 3,200 personnel operating in several countries including Pakistan and Ira
CPEC is a part of China's most ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at renewing the country's ancient trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia.
Beijing [China], October 17 (ANI): Chinese Investment Projects, including the Belt and Road initiative (BRI), have been found to be vulnerable to environmental concerns in Africa as the Chinese infrastructural firms continue hampering the ecological balance of fragile areas in different part
Vientiane [Laos], October 13 (ANI): Despite Vietnam's efforts to improve its relationship with Laos, the latter is moving towards China, as the nation is trying to gain benefits from Beijing's economy and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure.
Beijing [China], October 3 (ANI): China is falling into its own debt trap as the country's banks have sharply reduced lending to low-income countries under its flagship Belt and Road initiative (BRI) after the crumbled economies of borrowing countries have left the Asian giant with huge pile
Beijing [China], October 1 (ANI): China's debt trap policy has boomeranged with many loans to emerging economies falling into repayment troubles due to financial distress and a slowing economy.
London [UK], September 24 (ANI): The recent visit of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan and subsequent support shown by many Middle East countries to China, reflects the changing political alignment in the region, according to Europe Asia Foundation.
Dalian [China], September 21 (ANI): China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has hit a snag, with many loans to emerging economies falling into repayment troubles, forcing Beijing to scale back on lending.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 16 (ANI): The Lotus Tower of Colombo which is funded by China and constructed under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was declared open to the public on Thursday.