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Beijing’s poor lending decisions risk pushing developing nations into debt distress, says Kamal
Deputy president threatens deportations of Chinese nationals while veteran rival promises renegotiation of Beijing loans
The architecture of global development finance needs an overhaul
Beijing shifts investment focus to Saudi Arabia but continues to buy Russian oil and gas
The Belt and Road Initiative has seen a surge in loans going bad, prompting Beijing to issue countries with emergency credit
SDIC has marketed its environmental credentials but has invested in controversial hydropower plant
Beijing touts ‘solidarity’ with partners such as Moscow in face of US-led diplomatic boycott
Beijing strengthens regional ties despite overall fall in Belt and Road investment
Poor fishermen complain they are seeing no benefits from multimillion-dollar investment
Disagreements, terrorism and Covid continue to stymie CPEC projects
The EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ infrastructure plan risks faltering without proper funding and explicit aims
Project in one of Asia’s poorest countries stokes concerns over financial and political risks
Hong Kong could see its worst quarter for new listings since the early days of the pandemic
More than 40 countries have debt exposure to Beijing greater than 10% of their GDP
Report says Chinese-funded projects threaten a food crisis in the Mekong river delta
Nine Chinese nationals killed in blast that Islamabad says was an accident
Beijing reins back its infrastructure ambitions but Washington and Brussels fail to plug the gap
Beijing is ready to co-operate with Taliban to prevent chaos across its border, diplomats say
Ending the fuel’s use would help meet climate commitments and foster co-operation with western nations
Draft statement seeks a “geostrategic approach” to investments abroad
Military presence may accompany the extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan
Environment groups criticise lack of detail on how proposals will be financed
Decision announced a week after Canberra rips up two Belt and Road deals in Victoria
EU and US seek to put infrastructure initiative on G7 agenda to counter Beijing’s global reach
EU-India partnership may become part of a kaleidoscope of schemes
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