Tag: Belt and Road
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President Xi will unveil a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out
On the edge of Peru’s coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third of all residents have no running water is being transformed into a ... -
Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for ‘Belt and Road’ projects
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised foreign companies greater access to China’s huge market and more than $100 billion in new financing for other developing economies as ... -
Putin and Xi meet in Beijing and call for close policy coordination
The leaders of Russia and China met yesterday in Beijing and called for close foreign policy coordination. At their morning meeting, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ... -
Putin begins China visit highlighting ties amid Ukraine war, Israeli Palestinian conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing yesterday for a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian ... -
Key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing
China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has ... -
Expected Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s support for Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its ... -
Kenya seeks more Chinese loans despite rising public debt
Kenya’s President William Ruto sought $1 billion more in loans from China yesterday, despite rising public debt that has now reached $70 billion in the Eastern ... -
Leaders from emerging economies visiting Beijing for the meeting
Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt ... -
Sri Lanka reaches an agreement with EXIM Bank on debt, clearing IMF funding snag
Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement with the Exim Bank of China on key terms and principles for restructuring its debt, a key step ... -
The revival of a millennia-old port
Tassos Vamvakidis, who has worked at the Port of Piraeus in Greece for over five decades, has seen the ebb and flow of this millennia-old port. ... -
China touts Belt and Road as an alternative for international development
China is touting its 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative as an alternative model for economic development, releasing a government report that praises the program while glossing ... -
Premier takes a test ride on Indonesia’s new high-speed railway
Chinese Premier Li Qiang took a test ride yesterday on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which connects two Indonesian cities as part of China’s Belt and ...
