TEHRAN- Since its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has encountered numerous challenges and developments.

One China expert told Newsweek that the USAID funding freeze had handed an "enormous gift" to Beijing's push to influence the ...

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China expressed regret on Saturday over Panama's intention to leave Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, urging the Latin American nation to "make the right decision".

China says it opposes the U.S.'s attempts to "smear and sabotage" the Belt and Road Initiative after Panama announced its exit from the program. Panama became the first Latin American country to leave ...

With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking foreign aid, China has an opportunity to play a ...

The BRI comprises a Silk Road Economic Belt – a trans-continental passage that links China with Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Russia and Europe by land. This marks a significant shift in ...

Launched in 2011 as a flagship program of China's Belt and Road Initiative ... These railways will connect Russia and Central Asia through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Iran to the ...