The Emperor's New Road

By Jonathan E. Hillman,

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A prominent authority on China's Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within Beijing's project of the century

"A reality check on Beijing's global infrastructure project."-Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post

"For all the hype and hand-wringing over how the [Belt and Road] could usher in the Chinese…

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Hillman, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of the Reconnecting Asia Project, wrote a very topical book on China’s Bridge and Road Initiative (BRI), calling it “the project of the century.” Indeed, the BRI encompasses a projected $1 trillion in spending on new roads, railways, telecommunications, and other critical infrastructure, aiming to bind together the Eurasian landmass and Africa (key for natural resources) into a trade and investment zone dominated by Beijing. What I found the most noteworthy was the following: “Xi’s vision is constrained by neither geography nor even gravity. Since its…

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