Could G7’s infrastructure plan rival China’s BRI?


Wide reach: The Colombo Port City project in Sri Lanka, initiated as part of China’s ambitious One Belt One Road initiative. — AP

Doubt has been cast on G7’s global infrastructure plan to curb the influence of China.

THE recent US-led G7 Summit was a let down as this gathering of rich nations had squandered an incredible amount of attention to counter China, to the extent of neglecting other more pressing and important global issues to help the world.

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