What’s happening with the Belt and Road Initiative?

October 20, 2021, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Virtual Event

Cecilia Malmström (PIIE), Jennifer A. Hillman (Council on Foreign Relations; Georgetown University) and Bruno Maçães (Hudson Institute; Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies)

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is an ambitious infrastructure project that aims to link the world in a new way. Questions have arisen around the project's sustainability and its high impact on the environment and global security. Its strong foreign policy dimension also creates benefits as well as potential risks for the region. Furthermore, how might other recently announced initiatives—the G7's Build Back Better World and the European Union's New Connectivity initiative—impact the BRI?

Joining this episode of Trade Winds were:

HOST
Cecilia Malmström
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

GUESTS
Jennifer A. Hillman
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Professor, Georgetown University

Bruno Maçães
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Senior Research Associate, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

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Trade Winds

Trade Winds explores the future of international trade—the challenges, possibilities, and where international efforts are headed—in a monthly virtual event series hosted by Cecilia Malmström. Join the discussion to learn from global policymakers, practitioners, business leaders from different sectors, experts, and more.