Category: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

China’s Belt and Road Faces Growing Opposition from Participating Countries as Debts Mount

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is facing growing opposition from participating countries as their debts associated with Chinese projects mount, according to a recent study. Launched in 2013 by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the BRI might be losing its impetus due to a debt-based backlash, according to a study from AidData, a research lab…


The Spider Dragon’s Long-Term Goals of Dominating the World

Commentary With great fanfare, Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched two strategic initiatives in 2013 aimed at building a worldwide colonial empire and restoring China to world leadership: the Belt and Road Initiative (also known as “One Belt, One Road”) and Made in China 2025. These have been showcased and explained since then as being primarily…


What If China’s Economy Collapses?

Commentary What will be the global strategic impact of the economic decline or collapse of China in the next few years? Major investors have begun to question the viability of investment in China, after decades of championing investment there. China’s economic decline has been underway for more than a decade. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader…