Blog
The problem with the G7’s plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The problem with the G7’s plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative
James Crabtree, International Institute for Strategic Studies, 14 June 2021
A Western attempt to match China’s landmark infrastructure scheme lacks the funding and ambition of the original, argues James Crabtree.
China’s geopolitical rivals have long struggled to launch a viable alternative to Beijing’s globe-spanning Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for infrastructure. Now one further attempt looks set to be rolled out at this weekend’s G7 meeting – and most likely another failure too.
Read the blog in full here.