Xi Jinping Pushes Forward with Belt and Road Despite Mounting Criticisms

Xi Jinping launched the third Belt and Road Forum despite broken promises, debt distress, and corruption in BRI projects.

The BRI has burdened poor nations with unsustainable debt while funding wasteful and failing infrastructure.

Chinese state-owned businesses have bribed foreign officials and covered up embezzlement.

The BRI has aided China's pressure campaigns against Taiwan and introduction of surveillance abroad.

Attending nations should be wary of Beijing’s evolving BRI rationale and seriously consider the strings attached.