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Episode 09: What's affecting China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative13:31
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Episode 09: What's affecting China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative

 

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan.

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan.

 

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan.

 

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan.

 

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan.

 

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan.

 

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, or the BRI, was a multibillion dollar trade and infrastructure project that was aimed at sealing China's global dominance. President Xi Jinping launched the project to build infrastructure to connect China with East Asia, Africa and Europe in September 2013. But nearly 7 years after its launch, the project hasn't reached anywhere. China's economic slowdown, trade war with the US are some of the reasons why the project lost pace. And now with the coronavirus outbreak, the work on the project has come to a standstill. In this episode of Explained, Deputy News Editor Ajish P. Joy analyses what has come of a project that originally planned seaports, roads, railway lines, factories and even the largest airport in Pakistan. 

 

The BRI is a good example of growing global connectivity. With its land and sea-based routes, it now has links with 137 countries, carrying people, goods and even pathogens like the coronavirus. According to health experts, Jinping has made it possible for a local disease to become a global menace.