how awesome


Infrastructure networks
The Belt and Road Initiative is about improving the physical infrastructure along land corridors that roughly equate to the old silk road. These are the belts in the title, and a maritime silk road.[23] Infrastructure corridors encompassing around 60 countries, primarily in Asia and Europe but also including Oceania and East Africa, will cost an estimated US$4–8 trillion.[24][25] The initiative has been contrasted with the two US-centric trading arrangements, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.[25] The projects receive financial support from the Silk Road Fund and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank while they are technically coordinated by the B&R Summit Forum. The land corridors include:[23]

The New Eurasian Land Bridge, which runs from Western China to Western Russia through Kazakhstan, and includes the Silk Road Railway through China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
The China–Mongolia–Russia Corridor, which will run from Northern China to the Russian Far East. The Russian government-established Russian Direct Investment Fund and China's China Investment Corporation, a Chinese government investment agency, partnered in 2012 to create the Sino-Russian Investment Fund, which concentrates on opportunities in bilateral integration.[26][27]
The China–Central Asia–West Asia Corridor, which will run from Western China to Turkey.
The China–Indochina Peninsula Corridor, which will run from Southern China to Singapore.
The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) (Chinese: 中国-巴基斯坦经济走廊; Urdu: پاكستان-چین اقتصادی راہداری‎) which is also classified as "closely related to the Belt and Road Initiative",[28] a US$62 billion collection of infrastructure projects throughout Pakistan[29][30][31] which aims to rapidly modernize Pakistan's transportation networks, energy infrastructure, and economy.[30][31][32][33] On 13 November 2016, CPEC became partly operational when Chinese cargo was transported overland to Gwadar Port for onward maritime shipment to Africa and West Asia

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Sudan, China has helped the country to establish its own oil industry, and provided agricultural assistance for the cotton industry.[citation needed]

Future plans include developing railways, roads, ports, a nuclear power station, solar power farms and more dams for irrigation and electricity generation.[62


Poland
Poland was one of the first European countries to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with China about the BRI in 2015.[67]

Greece
The foreign ministers of China and Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding related to further cooperation under the Belt and Road initiative on 29 August 2018. COSCO revitalized and currently runs the Port of Piraeus.[68][37]

Portugal
During president Xi's visit to Lisbon in December 2018, the Southern European nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China.[69]

Italy
In March 2019, Italy became the first G7 Nation to join China's Belt and Road Initiative.[70][71]

Austria
During a visit of chancellor Kurz to China in April 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Austria’s cooperation in the BRI project. According to Kurz, Austria “support[s] the One Belt One Road initiative and [is] trying to forge a close economic cooperation [with China]. Austria has know-how and expertise to offer in many areas where China is looking for the same.”[72]

Luxembourg
On 27 March 2019, Luxembourg signed an agreement with China to cooperate on Belt and Road Initiative.[73]

Switzerland
On 29 April 2019, during his visit in Beijing, Swiss President Ueli Maurer signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China under the Belt and Road Initiative.[7

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Pakistan
Main article: China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a major Belt and Road Initiative project encompassing investments in transport, energy and maritime infrastructure.

Sri Lanka
China's main investment in Sri Lanka was the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, mostly funded by the Chinese government and built by two Chinese companies. It claims to be the largest port in Sri Lanka



In Thailand in 2005, the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Holley Group, and the Thai industrial estate developer, Amata Group, signed an agreement to develop the Thai–Chinese Rayong Industrial Zone. Since 2012, Chinese companies have also opened solar, rubber, and industrial manufacturing plants in the zone, and the zone expects the number to increase to 500 by 2021.[109]

middle east....no problems


Arab countries
In April 2019 and during the second Arab Forum on Reform and Development, China engaged in an array of partnerships called “Build the Belt and Road, Share Development and Prosperity” with 18 Arab countries. The amount of trade between the two entities has grown almost ten-fold over the last 10 years. That is because China does not see the Middle East as their ‘petrol station’ anymore. Many further areas of commerce are being involved nowadays; ports in Oman, factories in Algeria, skyscrapers in Egypt’s new capital, etc. China is interested in providing financial security to those countries, who after many Arab wars and American interventions, live off the U.S support. On the one hand, Arab countries gain independence and on the other, China opens the door of a colossal market. As the president of Lebanon Michel Aoun stated, “We regard China as a good friend and are willing to further consolidate the relationship with China. We would like to draw the experience from China’s reform and development so as to benefit our people and seek our opportunities for development”.[161] An additional advantage on China's part is that it plays a neutral role on the level of diplomacy. China is not interested in intervening between Saudi Arabia and Iran’s conflict for instance. Therefore, it succeeds in trading with countries which are enemies.[162]

Redmond Neck wrote on Nov 8^th, 2019 at 2:36pm:



They will certainly take over the lazy entitled neutered Tom cats.
But I am extremely industrious and admire aspiration and strategic ambition. So I will be a willing ally.
I must ensure my children marry Chinese doctors and dentists so we can all vibe with the new rulers

Redmond Neck wrote on Nov 8^th, 2019 at 3:10pm:


aqua has no love for this country.

He loves money, that's all.

And he doesn't care how or where he gets it.

He actually encourages people to break the law in order to achieve personal wealth.

No wonder he likes Trump so much.

Laos
In Laos, construction of the 414 km (257 mi) Vientiane–Boten Railway began on 25 December 2016 and is scheduled to be completed in 2021. It is China's first overseas railway project that will connect to China's railway network.[87] Once operational, the Laos–China Railway will be Laos' longest and connect with Thailand to become part of the proposed Kunming–Singapore railway, extending from the Chinese city of Kunming and running through Thailand and Laos to terminate at Singapore.[88][89] It is estimated to cost US$5.95 billion with 70% of the railway owned by China, while Laos's remaining 30% stake will be mostly financed by loans from China.[90] However, it faces opposition within Laos due to the high cost of the project.[91]



my daughter is currently on a 3 yr posting to Laos.....she has never seen such poverty close up... talk of a massive railway   which by the sound of this report only the wealthy will afford to use....doesnt sound too much as if its for the Laos people... who live without proper roads... drinking water sanitation just basics in fact... she has seen little children washing clothes in the gutters....food is mainly vegetables  meat is a dream its   unaffordable...you have no idea aqua....


and if you believe China is doing this because of their good HEART... may I suggest you take a good look at HONG KONG..

cods wrote on Nov 8^th, 2019 at 5:05pm:


Is she in Vientiane?

Jasin wrote on Nov 8^th, 2019 at 5:37pm:


Only until they slip up and we bomb them back into the cave era....

Gordon wrote on Nov 8^th, 2019 at 7:24pm:



Yes!