China's New Belt & Road Initiative - Where Does It Go Next?
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China's New Belt & Road Initiative - Where Does It Go Next?

Steve Odland & Alfredo Montufar-Helu discuss China's global infrastructure development strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative.

In this episode, The Conference Board President and CEO Steve Odland, and Alfredo Montufar-Helu, Head of the China Center for Economics and Business at The Conference Board, discuss China's global infrastructure development strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative. Tune in to find out:

  • Are China’s goals for the Belt and Road Initiative more economic or geopolitical in nature?
  • Is the debt that developing economies owe to China giving them control and influence over those countries?
  • How is China approaching unpaid loans?
  • How has the pandemic impacted China’s rate of investment?
  • Why hasn’t the project been fulfilling its potential for global economic development?
  • What should western nations be doing to counter the influence that China has developed around the world?
 China's New Belt & Road Initiative - Where Does It Go Next?

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In this episode, The Conference Board President and CEO Steve Odland, and Alfredo Montufar-Helu, Head of the China Center for Economics and Business at The Conference Board, discuss China's global infrastructure development strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative. Tune in to find out:

  • Are China’s goals for the Belt and Road Initiative more economic or geopolitical in nature?
  • Is the debt that developing economies owe to China giving them control and influence over those countries?
  • How is China approaching unpaid loans?
  • How has the pandemic impacted China’s rate of investment?
  • Why hasn’t the project been fulfilling its potential for global economic development?
  • What should western nations be doing to counter the influence that China has developed around the world?

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Steve Odland

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Alfredo Montufar-Helu

Head of the China Center
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