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G7 leaders adopt B3W partnership to counter China's BRI
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and other Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Saturday launched the 'Build Back Better World' (B3W) partnership for meeting the infrastructure needs of low and middle-income countries as parts of efforts to counter China's Belt and Road Initi
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US, Japan, Australia reviving 'Blue Dot' to provide alternative to China's
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New York [US], June 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration, along with the Japanese and Australian governments, are reviving the 'Blue Dot Network' infrastructure initiative to provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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China-backed projects in Africa face intense backlash over environmental t
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Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): Dozens of China-backed and funded projects in Africa, most of them developed as part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), continue to face intense backlash from communities and environmentalists who accuse the developers of destroying ecosystems in purs
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Chinese investments across South Asia continue to face significant resista
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Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): Even after four decades of robust external economic engagement and over seven years since its flagship project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched, Chinese investments in South Asia continue to generate resistance from member countries.
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Chinese Communist Party by far 'most active' in trying to influence Austra
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Canberra [Australia], May 24 (ANI): Australian intelligence has identified about 500 recent incidents of covert foreign agents interfering in the country's domestic politics with officials saying that the Chinese Community Party (CCP) is by far the "most active" in trying to influence politi
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Myanmar's military regime reorganises committees to implement projects rel
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 20 (ANI): In a move that shows closeness of Myanmar's military regime with China, Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) on Tuesday reorganized three crucial committees to move ahead with plans to implement giant infrastructure projects that are a key part of China's Belt and R
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Chinese investment in Australian property market declines amid tensions
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Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): The escalating tensions between Canberra and Beijing have dampened the Chinese interest in Australian property and investments have declined by 29 per cent in 2020, according to data from Real Capital Analytics (RCA).
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China fears US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to rise in ter
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Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China wants Central Asian countries to get involved in its Belt and Road Initiative, but fears that US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to a rise in terrorism in the region and affect its plans.
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China foresees threat to BRI projects amid US drawdown from Afghanistan
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Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has sought to step up cooperation with Central Asian countries on security issues amid fears of a resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan and subsequent threat to its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects in the region.
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China's BRI project losing face after Australia cancels deal with Beijing
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Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): Australia's canelling of the controversial Belt and Road (BRI) agreement with China citing the deal as against its national interest, has posed as a 'loss of face' for President XI Jinping and could prompt other countries to back away from similar deals.
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China eyes on increasing military engagements in Africa through its Belt a
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Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): China's military base in Djibouti isn't the only sign of Chinese security engagement in Africa but the investments through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Africa can also motivate both Beijing and host countries to increase China's military engagement o
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Australia's decision to cancel BRI agreement hurt bilateral ties: Chinese
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Canberra [Australia] May 1, (ANI): China said that Australia's decision last week to cancel agreements between Beijing's flagship Belt and Road Initiative and the state of Victoria was among several "negative moves" that had hurt bilateral relations.
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