Ahead of G20, Modi, India, Hints That Beijing Drags Poor Countries Into Debt Trap
ri Lanka is also one of the earliest countries to support the CCP’s Belt and Road infrastructure project. As of March 2023, the country’s external debt has reached $50.5 billion, accounting for about 65 percent of its GDP, of which nearly 13 percent is owed to China.
China Sees Trade Summit Raising Global Status, Others See Missed Opportunities
William Ide and Saibal Dasgupta | Voice of America BEIJING — As China hails the success of its first Belt and Road summit, major powers remain skeptical about the $1 trillion-dollar infrastructure and trade project. Analysts say while the ambitious plan has whet the appetite of developing nations, China missed an opportunity to get developed countries on board. […]
Exploitation Puts Ancient Well System at Risk in Uyghur Region
Eset Sulaiman | Radio Free Asia The proliferation of electric water pumps for large-scale farming and oil exploration in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has all but dried up an elaborate set of wells used by the Uyghur residents of Turfan prefecture, according to local authorities. The karez water system in Turfan consists of some 1,100 […]