The gender gap in China’s Belt and Road

The gender gap in China’s Belt and Road

Hope Marshall, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 12 August 2021

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), he promised to “promote common development and prosperity so as to bring benefits to our people.” But nearly eight years later, the “people” that have benefited most from the BRI are predominantly men.

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