The “Belt and Road Initiative” uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure projects to create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65 countries. Pictured, a worker walks on a “Golden Bridge of Silk Road” structure on display outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. Photo: AP The “Belt and Road Initiative” uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure projects to create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65 countries. Pictured, a worker walks on a “Golden Bridge of Silk Road” structure on display outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. Photo: AP
The “Belt and Road Initiative” uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure projects to create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65 countries. Pictured, a worker walks on a “Golden Bridge of Silk Road” structure on display outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. Photo: AP
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All you need to know about China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: what is it, who’s paying, who’ll benefit and who might lose out

Topic |   Belt and Road Initiative
Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 10:54pm, 12 Jun, 2017

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The “Belt and Road Initiative” uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure projects to create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65 countries. Pictured, a worker walks on a “Golden Bridge of Silk Road” structure on display outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. Photo: AP The “Belt and Road Initiative” uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure projects to create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65 countries. Pictured, a worker walks on a “Golden Bridge of Silk Road” structure on display outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. Photo: AP
The “Belt and Road Initiative” uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure projects to create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65 countries. Pictured, a worker walks on a “Golden Bridge of Silk Road” structure on display outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. Photo: AP
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