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EU launches new USD 340bn global connectivity strategy to counter China's
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The European Commission (EC) has announced a new USD 340-billion global strategy to boost sustainable links around the world called Global Gateway, a move being seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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China losing billions of dollars in coal power projects
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 5 (ANI): China is losing billions of dollars as it has closed down many coal power projects in several countries that are members of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.
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One-third of BRI projects facing major implementation problems: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 3 (ANI): At least one-third of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have run into major implementation problems due to factors such as corruption scandals, labour violations, environmental hazards, and public protests.
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China's BRI left several countries saddled with 'hidden debts': report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 30 (ANI): China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has left scores of lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) saddled with "hidden debts" totalling USD 385 billion, according to new research.
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EU's Global Gateway to challenge China's BRI
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29 (ANI): To compete with China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the European Union has recently launched the Global Gateway, a new infrastructure development scheme.
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Taliban's victory in Afghanistan complicates Pakistan-China relations
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 7 (ANI): From politicians to cricketers to Islamists, Pakistan is celebrating the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. But Islamabad's all-weather ally Beijing is flexing its muscles for access to Kabul to extend its multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (
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China's BRI project causing environmental degradation in South Asia, says
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 26 (ANI): While China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to create opportunities for the South Asian states to facilitate a more sustainable growth model, it also implies significant environmental risks, apart from economic, legal and sovereignty issue
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Western Balkans increasingly important pit-stop in Chinese Digital Silk Ro
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], August 5 (ANI): Over the past decade, Western Balkans have become an increasingly important pit-stop in the Chinese Digital Silk Road, a crucial element of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Bangladesh resists 'debt-trap' of China, avoids Belt and Road Initiative h
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 11 (ANI): Unlike Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh has conducted prudent macro-economic management in order to not fall into any 'debt trap' of China and has avoided the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) heavy-handedness!
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Italy repositions its ties with China amid failed 2019 Belt and Road Initi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 25 (ANI): Italy has recalibrated its ties with China as old Western alliances are back on the table after a 2019 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal failed.
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan raises risk of jihadist attacks in China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): China's Afghan policy after the 9/11 attacks has been focused on 'curtailing the growth of terrorists and ensuring stability to expand its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Afghanistan'. However, the abrupt change following the US withdrawal is likely to incre
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China must consider environment effect, economic fragility for BRI project
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Highlighting environmental concerns, a new study in China argues that the majority of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investment should go to countries in southern and southeast Asia due to fewer risks that threaten economic development.
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