China’s President Xi Jinping and Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Topic | Belt and Road Initiative

Liu Zhen in Beijing

Published: 8:38pm, 6 Dec, 2018

Updated: 10:13pm, 6 Dec, 2018

China’s President Xi Jinping and Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Liu Zhen

Liu Zhen joined the Post in 2015 as a reporter on the China desk. She previously worked with Reuters in Beijing.