Tag: China Belt and Road Initiative
Inside China’s ‘tantrum diplomacy’ at APEC
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ended in disarray Sunday when the 21 member countries could not...
Chinese, Pakistan leaders prepare to meet amid debt concerns
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan and China's President Xi Jinping were preparing to meet on Friday amid concerns over Pakistan's growing fiscal crisis and...
Why China would be smart to heed Asia’s wise man
Visiting Beijing in August, Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s recently elected prime minister, startled his hosts by boldly warning against a “new version of colonialism.” He...
Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese ‘Silk Road’ projects
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of...
Xi extols free trade at Asia meeting as G-7 ends in disarray
Chinese President Xi Jinping extolled free trade and criticized "selfish, shortsighted" policies Sunday during a closely orchestrated gathering of a Beijing-led bloc, standing in...