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China has a new global development initiative, but who will actually benefit from it?

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Distinguished Professor and Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
China has a new global development initiative, but who will actually benefit from it?Chinese global initiatives reflect the nation's indisputable economic power. Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash, CC BY-SA

China’s well-publicized Belt and Road Initiative to invest in infrastructure projects in other countries has helped it expand its political influence around the world. But a newer, lesser-known development program has...

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