Under fire: A file picture showing a Pakistani motorcyclist riding on a newly-built Pakistan-China Silk Road in Haripur, Pakistan. The shine is coming off Xi’s Belt and Road initiative with Pakistan (one of China’s closest allies) criticising Chinese lending terms — AP
“TO get rich, first build a road” is one of those Chinese proverbs that tends to impress foreigners – evoking, as it does, a combination of farsightedness and concern for practicalities.
As China is discovering with its globe-spanning Belt and Road project, though, the world doesn’t always play along.
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