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The EU Sets Out to Challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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The EU Sets Out to Challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a State of the Union Address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 15, 2021. Yves Herman/Pool via AP
Milton Ezrati
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Just as Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has begun to run into rough sledding in Africa, the European Union (EU) has launched its own initiative.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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