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Funded by China, Sri Lanka's Colombo Lotus Tower declared open for public
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Global debate over China's debt trap policy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 13 (ANI): Amid raising concerns over the Chinese debt trap policy, a strong international debate is being surfaced on the dangers of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in several South Asian countries.
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IMF bailout discussion on Sri Lanka debt restructuring still on lower pede
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Funds (IMF) regarding debt restructuring which will start only after all Sri Lankan creditors agree to restructure their existing loans to the island nation. On the other hand, while C
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Chinese debt trap diplomacy behind Sri Lankan's bankruptcy: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 10 (ANI): The debt trap policy of China has affected the Sri Lankan economy as Colombo was declared bankrupt due to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the south Asian country, according to experts.
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Stung by global criticism of BRI, China finally puts up a defence
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 9 (ANI): Growing world criticism of China's controversial debt-trap program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), appears to be stinging the communist leadership. For the first time, the government is on the defensive and is offering an explanation that "it is a roa
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China slams Italy's mainstream media over an article on organ harvesting
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], September 7 (ANI): Italy, the first major Western power that joined the Belt and Road Initiative in March 2019 is facing the brunt of Chinese propaganda after it insulted Italian weekly magazine Panorama for publishing an article on organ harvesting.
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China strives to earn 'good image' in Gulf region
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China is once again trying to influence the media in Kuwait to improve its image and build closer affiliations with the Gulf region which is of higher strategic value to Beijing. However, Kuwaiti media, aware of the Chinese propaganda, is reluctant to play
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G7's global infrastructure and investment initiative to checkmate China's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) countries in June 2022 came out with a new programme - Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to meet the financial and technical needs for building quality infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries in
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China lures economically vulnerable nations through debt-trap diplomacy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): China has been luring economically vulnerable and strategically significant nations by lending finances to them through the promise of several development projects, and has emerged as the third largest official creditor in the world.
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Xi's hazy call for 'favourable image' of China to replace 'wolf warrior di
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 29 (ANI): The "wolf warrior diplomacy" of Chinese authorities has dented China's global image and strained its ties with European and Asian nations alike, said the Policy Research Group (POREG).
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China's debt trap diplomacy causes global alarm over Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 29 (ANI): Chinese investment under Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) across the world is causing alarm among the beneficiaries, as China's debt-diplomacy only reaps profits to Beijing while countries are pushed towards an economic crisis.
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China's "New Silk Road" ambitions in Southeast Asia lie flat as Europe, Pa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): With its "New Silk Road" infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia, China is trying to replicate old traditions where once there was an obsession with Chinese goods. However, Europe and Pacific powers are now competing with Beijing head on to offer their Asi
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