China’s Belt & Road Initiative aims to connect many countries across Asia, Africa and Europe via a “New Silk Road” of massive infrastructure projects. The Chinese government sees it as a “bid to enhance regional connectivity and embrace a brighter future” while many Western governments perceive it as a front for a Sino-centric trade and capital network and a vehicle for political and economic influence.
- Where does the BRI stand today?
- Are the accusations of BRI’s neo-imperialism and debt-trap diplomacy valid?
- Will the BRI succeed in furthering Chinese economic and geopolitical clout?
Led by:
- Julian Mueller-Kaler, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Germany & USA
Special address:
- Ronnie C. Chan, Chair, Hang Lung Properties; Chairman, Asia Society, Hong Kong (with us by video)
With:
- Erik Berglof, Chief Economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China (with us by video)
- Ali Borhani, Managing Director, 3Sixty Strategic Advisors; Co-Founder, BRI Dialogues, UK
- James Chau, Host, The China Current, Hong Kong (with us by video)
- Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham House & LSE IDEAS, UK
