What Malaysia and Pakistan could teach both China and the US about the Belt and Road Initiative

James Schwemlein says despite the differences in the two economies, Malaysia and Pakistan are both rethinking their involvement in China’s infrastructure plan

The vulnerabilities in belt and road projects due to lack of transparency and local participation present opportunities for the US, he says

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Published: 3:01am, 3 Nov, 2018

Updated: 3:43am, 3 Nov, 2018

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James Schwemlein is a non-resident scholar in the South Asia Programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a consultant working for the World Bank. He is a former US diplomat experienced in South Asia and US foreign economic policy. From 2011 to 2017, he served as senior adviser to the US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.