China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ Encroaches on Economies, Sovereignty

China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ Encroaches on Economies, Sovereignty
Cranes and trucks get ready near a container ship in the Doraleh harbor in Djibouti on May 5, 2015. Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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China’s “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) initiative is drawing concern and criticism due to its negative impact on various nations and companies. The project has caused many recipient countries to be heavily indebted to Beijing, and has allowed the Chinese regime to export their authoritarian model of governing through surveillance equipment.

The OBOR (also known as Belt and Road) initiative is an aggressive plan of building infrastructure throughout many Asian countries, into Africa, and the European Union. It establishes similar projects in Latin American countries, and has also began eyeing the Asia-Pacific region.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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