The Belt and Road Initiative: China Needs Soft-Power Lessons to Succeed

Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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China’s financial resources on full display: At the China-Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEEC) (or the 16+1) summit held last week, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stated that China will invest over USD3bn in development projects. Of the total, the China Development Bank will provide USD2.4bn for the establishment of the China-CEEC Inter-Bank Association while the second phase of the Investment Cooperation Fund totalling USD1bn will be invested in the CEEC.</li></ul> Assessment: China to project soft…


China’s financial resources on full display: At the China-Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEEC) (or the 16+1) summit held last week, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stated that China will invest over USD3bn in development projects. Of the total, the China Development Bank will provide USD2.4bn for the establishment of the China-CEEC Inter-Bank Association while the second phase of the Investment Cooperation Fund totalling USD1bn will be invested in the CEEC. Assessment: China to project soft…

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