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The Ulterior Motives of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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The Ulterior Motives of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Sihanoukville port in Cambodia, part of the Chinese regime's Belt and Road Initiative. Their project to connect Africa, Asia, and Europe through the construction of a network of railways and roads is met with criticism. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Xi Jinping’s ascension to supreme power in China has resulted in a number of ChiCom (Chinese Communist) global initiatives being pursued diligently in the mainland and abroad. Perhaps the most important of these is the Belt and Road Initiative.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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