Belt and Road Initiative subject of intense, often polarised debate

The BRI is extraordinarily ambitious in both its scope and scale. It spans over 70 countries and around 65 per cent, or 6 billion, of the world’s population, and accounts for approximately one third of the world’s Gross Domestic Product.

It is also the focus of intense, and often polarised, debate. While some point to the promise and potential alignments with the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development (Global Goals), others highlight the associated social, economic, environmental, political and security risks and the ways in which the BRI is undermining the sovereignty and development of partner countries.

Link: https://www.ids.ac.uk/news/cutting-through-hype-and-myths-that-surround-belt-and-road-initiative/