China’s CPEC: The Trillion-Dollar Blunder

China’s CPEC: The Trillion-Dollar Blunder
Laborers walk through the Gwadar Port in Pakistan, a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project that China has invested in as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. Amelie Herenstein/AFP/Getty Images
Preity Upala
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, also known as One Belt, One Road) is the Chinese regime’s imperialistic and expansionist agenda in large parts of Eurasia, South-Asia, and Africa. Dubbed as the “New Silk Road,” it connects China to Africa through seaways and highways. A flagship of the BRI is the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a collection of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan.

Preity Upala
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Preity Upala is geo-political expert and an award-winning international columnist. She hosts a weekly podcast and appears as a regular radio and TV commentator. Her work has appeared in more than 100 publications, and she has been a keynote speaker at global summits. Her expertise is foreign policy, U.S.–India relations, South Asian politics, counter-terrorism, conflict resolution, and women’s issues. Twitter: @ThePreityEffect.
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