In a remarkable twist of fate, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is embracing a heartfelt transformation towards more intimate and eco-conscious projects after a decade of grand undertakings that, while boosting international trade, carried the weight of significant debt and green qualms. This profound shift coincides with a congregation of leaders from the world’s rising nations in Beijing, as …

President Xi Jinping‘s big international and economic strategy, One Belt, One Road (OBOR), is also known as the Belt and Road Initiative. The major goal of initiating a significant infrastructure-building effort in its neighboring regions is to improve China’s standing as an economic leader. Why the name ‘Belt and Road’? The “Belt” part is about making new land trade routes …