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[[File:One-belt-one-road.svg.png|alt=Map of Transportation routes in the Belt and Road Initiative|thumb|Transportation routes in the Belt and Road Initiative]]
[[File:One-belt-one-road.svg.png|alt=Map of Transportation routes in the Belt and Road Initiative|thumb|Transportation routes in the Belt and Road Initiative]]
The '''Belt and Road Initiative''' ('''BRI''', or '''B&R'''), known in Chinese and formerly in English as '''One Belt One Road''' or '''OBOR''' for short, is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the [[China#Governance|Chinese government]] in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations. It is considered a centerpiece of [[Communist Party of China]] general secretary and paramount leader [[Xi Jinping]]'s foreign policy.<ref>{{News citation|title=President Xi proposes Silk Road economic belt|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013xivisitcenterasia/2013-09/07/content_16951811.htm}}</ref>
The '''Belt and Road Initiative''' ('''BRI''') is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the [[China#Governance|Chinese government]] in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations. It is considered a centerpiece of [[Communist Party of China]] general secretary and paramount leader [[Xi Jinping]]'s foreign policy.<ref>{{News citation|title=President Xi proposes Silk Road economic belt|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013xivisitcenterasia/2013-09/07/content_16951811.htm}}</ref>


The BRI is one of the many factors which is leading to [[de-dollarization]], the transition away from the dependence on the US dollar as a global reserve asset and means of exchange.<ref>https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/04/09/the-de-dollarization-in-china/</ref>
The BRI is one of the many factors which is leading to [[de-dollarization]]<ref>https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/04/09/the-de-dollarization-in-china/</ref> and the decline of the influence of the [[United States imperialism|US empire]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Danny Haiphong]]|title=U.S. imperial Decline and the Belt and Road Initiative: The Most Important Global Struggle of the Century|url=https://blackagendareport.com/us-imperial-decline-and-belt-and-road-initiative-most-important-global-struggle-century|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]}}</ref>


The project has a target completion date of 2049.<ref>https://www.pr.com/press-release/780645</ref>
The project has a target completion date of 2049.<ref>https://www.pr.com/press-release/780645</ref>

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Map of Transportation routes in the Belt and Road Initiative
Transportation routes in the Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 70 countries and international organizations. It is considered a centerpiece of Communist Party of China general secretary and paramount leader Xi Jinping's foreign policy.[1]

The BRI is one of the many factors which is leading to de-dollarization[2] and the decline of the influence of the US empire.[3]

The project has a target completion date of 2049.[4]

In 2021, Cuba has joined the BRI project for the purpose of expanding its telecommunications and green energy industries.[5] Syria has also joined.[6]

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