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"Developing countries grappling with tidal wave of debt repayments and int
Updated : 1 year ago IST
China is putting growing financial pressure on developing countries, as debt repayments hit record levels. In 2025, these countries are expected to pay USD 35 billion to China, USD 22 billion of that from the world's 75 poorest and most vulnerable nations. Most of these payments are for loan
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Panama becomes first Latin American country to exit China's Belt, Road Ini
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Panama has become the first Latin American nation to exit Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, marking a significant shift in its foreign policy and relationship with China's global infrastructure ambitions
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Nepal, China sign Framework for Belt and Road Cooperation replacing 'grant
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Nepal and China on Wednesday signed a "Framework for Belt and Road Cooperation" during the visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli by replacing 'grant financing' with "aid financing."
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Taiwan President William Lai's Pacific tour highlights efforts to counter
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwanese President William Lai's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during his first overseas trip to Taiwan's Pacific diplomatic allies highlight efforts by Taiwan and the US to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Taipei Times reported on Tuesday, citing a Taipei-based security e
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NATO discusses reclaiming Chinese-owned infrastructure amid Russia conflic
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A decade ago, Europe, recovering from the global financial crisis, saw Chinese investment in infrastructure as a beneficial influx of funds.
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Nepal opposition warns government against BRI loans, proceedings without c
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Opposition lawmaker and former foreign minister, Narayan Prakash Saud, while addressing the house session, warned the government not to take loans under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China. The former foreign minister rather suggested the government accept the grants but in line with
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China joins probe into terrorist attack that killed its nationals in Pakis
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the report, the incident that occurred on March 26 was the third major attack in little over a week on China-invested infrastructural projects, where Beijing has invested more than USD 65 billion as part of its wider Belt and Road initiative.
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UK: Experts discuss causes behind failure of China's Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
All issues encompassing funding and transparency concerns and the nation's complicated geopolitical position were discussed in the webinar.
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Pakistan caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar for expediting Chinese schemes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan has directed the appropriate authorities to guarantee farmers have a continuous supply of fertiliser during the Rabi season and to accelerate the implementation of projects carried out in cooperation with China, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan puts 'blind trust' in China as Belt and Road Initiative enters ne
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan has put 'blind trust' in China as the Belt and Road Initiative enters a new phase, according to Nikkei Asia.
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India expresses disapproval of China's BRI, looks forward to constructivel
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to Bagchi, India was not extended an invitation to this year's Belt and Road Forum by China. "I don't think we received an invitation this year," he said.
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'High-powered' collaboration between China, Pakistan under CPEC diminishe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The so-called 'high powered' collaboration between Beijing and Islamabad under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: a 3000 km Chinese infrastructure network project undertaken in Pakistan now appears to take a noticeable shift, facing significant challenges, a report by the Daily Asian Age
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