( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “in global affairs.” China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns. [CutID: <Cuts> CHINA-BELT-AND-ROAD-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: CHINA-BELT-AND-ROAD-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: in global affairs] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ————————— […]
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How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “in global affairs.”
China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The shift comes as leaders from across the developing world descend on Beijing this week for a government-organized forum on what is known as BRI for short. The initiative has built power plants, roads, railroads and ports around the world and deepened China’s relations with Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Mideast. It is a major part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push for China to play a larger role in global affairs.