What might be the real purpose of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
What might be the real purpose of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

exclusive | Dominance or development? What’s at the end of China’s New Silk Road?

  • Beijing’s global infrastructure drive will be in the spotlight this week when dozens of heads of state converge on the Chinese capital for the second Belt and Road Forum
  • In the first of a four-part series, we look at what might be the real purpose of the massive programme

What might be the real purpose of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
What might be the real purpose of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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