China’s Belt and Road ‘Is the Biggest Unfinished Project’: Expert

China’s Belt and Road ‘Is the Biggest Unfinished Project’: Expert
Laborers work at a construction site on reclaimed land, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 24, 2020. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s mega infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), falls short by over $50 billion in financing while more than 60 percent of its projects remain unfinished in Southeast Asia, according to a new report.

Some China observers say the BRI, also known as “One Belt, One Road,” has become Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s most expensive failure, which could take down the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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