As China's Belt and Road project turns 10, it's about more than just development
As China's Belt and Road project turns 10, it's about more than just development Enlarge this image toggle caption VCG via Getty Images VCG via Getty Images BEIJING — Representatives from dozens of countries are gathering in Beijing this week to mark the 10th anniversary of China's Belt and Road Initiative, a signature foreign policy initiative for China's leader, Xi Jinping. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jade Gao / AFP via Getty Images Jade Gao / AFP via Getty Images China is wooing the "global South" China has pivoted, focusing more on wooing the developing countries of the so-called "global South," including in Africa and Latin America, Berzina-Cerenkova says. Through the Belt and Road, China has projected itself as one of the few countries putting development back on the table in international forums, and it's noticeable that Beijing's modus vivendi has set itself apart from democracies such as the United States, says Hong Zhang, a researcher at Harvard Kennedy School, who studies China's international development engagements. Sponsor Message "China wants to project an impression that it's championing the agenda of economic development — namely through infrastructure-building and industrialization," she says.
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