Belt and Road Initiative fuels record China–Central Asia trade

Central Asia holds special significance as the birthplace of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and has become a demonstration zone for high-quality BRI cooperation, showcasing the tangible benefits of this visionary framework. Data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), showed commerce between China and the five Central Asian nations, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, […]

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Time for China’s belt and road partners to pony up as debt comes due, think tank finds

By Kandy Wong China has become the leading debt collector of developing countries, shifting from a net capital provider, “as bills coming due from its belt and road lending surge in the 2010s now far outstrip new loan disbursements”, according to new research. In 2025, about 75 of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries […]

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