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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 Xi Jinping's foreign policy.^[1]

The BRI is one of the many factors which is leading to de-dollarization^[2] the decline of the influence of the US empire,^[3] and enhanced economic growth of non-aligned countries.

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]

Reactions

The BRI has been demonized by Western bourgeois media on the basis that it's a "debt trap"^[7] or an example of so-called "Chinese imperialism," but these claims serve only propaganda purposes and are not founded in evidence.^[8]^[9]^[10]

References

[1] "President Xi proposes Silk Road economic belt".

[2] ttps://moderndiplomacy.eu/2018/04/09/the-de-dollarization-in-china/

[3] Danny Haiphong. "U.S. imperial Decline and the Belt and Road Initiative: The Most Important Global Struggle of the Century" Black Agenda Report.

[4] ttps://www.pr.com/press-release/780645

[5] "Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership" (2021-10-18). TeleSUR.

[6] "Syria Officially Joins China's Belt and Road, Seeking Lifeline to Defy U.S. Sanctions" (2022-12-01).

[7] "China's debt-trap diplomacy". The Hill.

[8] "Debunking the Myth of ‘Debt-trap Diplomacy’". Chatham House.

[9] "The Chinese 'Debt Trap' Is a Myth". The Atlantic.

[10] "Catagorically Debunking the Claim that China is Imperialist".

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-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 '''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 [[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]]<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 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> 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> and enhanced economic growth of [[Non-Aligned Movement|non-aligned countries]].
 The project has a target completion date of 2049.<ref>https://www.pr.com/press-release/780645</ref>
 In 2021, [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] has joined the BRI project for the purpose of expanding its telecommunications and green energy industries.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2021-10-18|title=Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Formally-Joins-Chinas-Belt-and-Road-Energy-Partnership-20211018-0016.html|newspaper=[[TeleSUR]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Syria has also joined.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-12-01|title=Syria Officially Joins China's Belt and Road, Seeking Lifeline to Defy U.S. Sanctions|url=https://www.newsweek.com/syria-officially-joins-chinas-belt-road-seeking-lifeline-defy-us-sanctions-1668849}}</ref>
+== Reactions ==
+The BRI has been demonized by Western [[bourgeois media]] on the basis that it's a "debt trap"<ref>{{News citation|title=China's debt-trap diplomacy|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/551337-chinas-debt-trap-diplomacy|newspaper=The Hill}}</ref> or an example of so-called "Chinese imperialism," but these claims serve only propaganda purposes and are not founded in evidence.<ref>{{News citation|title=Debunking the Myth of ‘Debt-trap Diplomacy’|url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/08/debunking-myth-debt-trap-diplomacy|newspaper=Chatham House}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|title=The Chinese 'Debt Trap' Is a Myth|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/02/china-debt-trap-diplomacy/617953/|newspaper=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|title=Catagorically Debunking the Claim that China is Imperialist|url=https://orinocotribune.com/catagorically-debunking-the-claim-that-china-is-imperialist/}}</ref>
 == References ==