Belt and Road Initiative

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI or B&R), also known as One Belt One Road (Chinese: 一带一路; pinyin: Yīdài Yīlù) and sometimes called the New Silk Road, is a global infrastructure and economic development strategy pursued by the government of China since 2013. It includes projects in more than 150 countries spanning ports, railways, highways, power stations, aviation, and telecommunications. Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the initiative during visits to Kazakhstan and Indonesia in 2013. It consists of six overland economic corridors, known collectively as the Silk Road Economic Belt, and the sea-based 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Flagship projects include the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Boten–Vientiane railway, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail line, and the ports of Piraeus, Hambantota, and Gwadar. Supporters describe the BRI as a way to close infrastructure gaps and boost trade and growth in developing economies. Critics have raised concerns about its environmental...

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