Russia-Ukraine War Accelerates Collapse of China’s Belt and Road Global Strategy

The railway station in Vilnius, Lithuania on March 25, 2022. Transit trains from Moscow to Kaliningrad stop over here. The banner in the picture shows a Ukrainian father crying next to his son's body.（Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images）

Analysis

Over the past ten years, China’s Communist Party (CCP) has strategically relied on its $4 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to boost its image and influence with at least 149 countries to date. But success has eluded its efforts, and the BRI strategy may be doomed as a result.