What is China's Belt and Road Initiative? | Start Here
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- China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the biggest infrastructure project in the world. Why are G7 countries worried? And what’s China’s endgame? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
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This is called real reporting about BRI..... unbiased.
There is nothing but just targeting BRI
@Daliya Sinha Indians and India should feel shame on talking about China's Muslim issue until and unless they solve their own Kashmir issue
@@mujahidafridi112 well yeah. That's because it's the main topic of this video
@@voiceoutpeople7815 so true..👍
@Daliya Sinha The word "genocide" is used so many times nowadays it has lost its meaning and power. Turkey's Armenian genocide, Tigray, Palestinian, Native American, skeletons under Canadian school, Rwandan. It's like the word "racist" nobody it's a word that gets thrown around way to quickly, which causes the word to lose its significance.
I live in NYC and I can confidently say that infrastructure here and most other cities in the US is crumbling. Why would anyone look at us for infrastructure projects?
new york city is in decline, there is no stop it. Manhattan will be under water in 50 years
Because the politicians in DC are bought off by China. US is being sabotaged
Same here in Atlanta
@shortstuff611 It is not that America is not capable of infrastructure. It is that the Democratic Party wants to spend Trillions on welfare and other Helicopter money programs.
Depends on where you are. A new York needs to elect better officials
I honestly can't see the US or any European nations doing this in any country without China starting First.
The us and Europe have NO INTENTION of doing anything useful .What were they doing for the last 400years.?? Looting and raping these countries INCLUDING China.
China is different from other big bullies in the history, that's the main reason why China fell apart many times but always reunited again and again to survive 5000 years while other big empires just disappeared immediately after its collapse. The core of Chinese culture is two words: '德' and '仁'.
@@dingloong2470 and that is?
Don't forget that countries that aligned themselves closely with those Chinese dynasties also fell along with all the different Chinese collapsing dynasties.
@@4yeojachingu446 you forgot that it was the Europeans that started those wars. Opium War.
I give credit to China because it is looking at developing countries in Africa and other parts of the world as equal partners instead of infringing on their sovereignty like the West have been doing for decades. As a Kenyan in Nairobi, I am seeing massive transformation especially in infrastructure development and this is tanks to China that took a leap of faith to invest in the country. I know that Chinese investment in the country equals increased debt but from an economic standpoint, the improved infrastructure has a potential to trigger job creation and increased trade activity that would in turn allow the country to repay the debt.
@ksgrmdsdl2383 By infringing on their sovereignty you are disusing what you mean--democratic norms and the rule of law.
Chinese will never see themselves as equal to Africans. When you default on their loans, they will own your entire country.
These "infrastructures" will be use for their future "invvaassionns" of the worlld
@ksgrmdsdl2383 China certainly did take a leap of faith. The great bulk of the BRI loans are to countries that have major financial problems and no way to repay China. And most are still unfinished. Tell me more about these investments in Kenya. The one I know most about is a railway. Is it true that the project is only partially completed and the construction has stopped?
@@dennisweidner288Typical US or Western Resident.
Anyway nop, the Development of the Rail has been Complet.
The relief is: Maybe the Developing countries will benefit in this competition
Ask Sri Lanka what China did to them. It's a debt trap nothing else.
@Win Everything I am not saying this this is a fact. Watch other videos (not made by Indians or Americans) available on youtube which talk about the same issue.
Also search story about How Sri Lanka lost Hambantota port or Colombo port to China.
Also many areas in Africa.
"America is a Golden Calf and we will suck it dry, chop it up, and sell it off piece by piece until there is nothing left but the World’s biggest welfare state that we will create and control. Why? Because it’s God’s will and America is big enough to take the hit so we can do it again, again and again. This is what we do to countries that we hate. We destroy them very slowly and make them suffer for refusing to be our slaves.” - Benjamin Netanyahu, 1991.
@@siddharthkaley9304 In +1000 projects, you keep mentioning exactly single one project (Sri Lanka) where China has the port and then make a conclusion for the whole BRI in 10 years!!! Did all other projects do the same? Nevertheless, having China manage the port for Sri Lanka is a bless in disguise. Who would do that better than Chinese where China hosts the most biggest ports in the world?
@@oceanwave4502 You are either too innocent or too stupid to understand this. Same as people believe America helps other countries on a humanitarian ground.
another crucial aspect of the BRI is, is that it connects all of these countries by roads and ports - not just connect it to China. That is essentially what the ancient Silk Road was - a connection between the myriad countries where it ran. It brought prosperity to all. Especially China but not because the 'roads and ports all lead to China' but because it was a gigantic economy even back then
The root cause of Islam radicalization and constant conflicts in Africa is due to poverty. Without trade, how could one escape poverty? Without roads, how could one carry out trade?
@@oceanwave4502 they can’t because Chinas debt traps
@@oceanwave4502 America's failed attempts at fighting Islamic radicalization by creating wars (that further exacerbate poverty) will be replaced by China's attempt to fight Islamic radicalization by creating economic opportunities (that alleviate poverty). We will soon see which approach works better.
@Jack Jin actually there were attacks on the UAE from an exploding cargo ship near Dubai following Iran declaring war on the US troops in Iraq and Syria
China will control BRI for its own benefit, not to alleviate poverty. Look at China itself- Tibet, Xinjiang and some other regions. China wants a BRI network of client commodity price takers, not value added suppliers. People in the client nations will pay for BRI one way or another- BRI contracts are not transparent. China can and will dictate the price of commodities if it controls the transport and is the dominant buyer. Debt stress is inevitable with China positioned to take over commodity producers struggling with low prices. Part of the long BRI game that looks attractive only in the short term.
Comparing China and America... Two of the most technologically advanced super powers; one has thousands of military bases in other poor countries, and one has built thousands of miles roads and homes in other poor countries. I wouldn’t choose more foreigners military bases in my city and staying poor.
Well said ,but notice how we in the west FAIL to even NOTICE that. Even when it happens in the west .HUGE MILITARY bases RARELY benefit a town as say a steel mill or car plant. People who live in military towns see little benefits.
Ok batman
Until these poor countries default on their loans and China comes to collect.
I agree with Zeihan. China is a bubble ready to pop. Their ghost cites will destroy the real estate market which is over 30% of China's GDP. Their Navy is green water. They are hugely dependent on imported energy other than meh grade coal. In addition the "one child " policy has gutted their demographics.
Their vaccines against SARS-2 are useless. Since Xi is running everything personally nobody is running anything. The population and most of the already vulnerable economy are on lockdown.
They are actually spraying runways and buildings over there. Nobody knows what they are doing.
As usual the west have their nightmares for anything and everything others are doing. “My way or no way!” They should stop say dreaming 😴. Live and let live.
I like the conclusion: the competition between China and the West to provide infrastructure to developing nations will likely be good for the developing nations. These countries need infrastructure more than they need ideological purity. If big nations want to compete to provide that infrastructure, all the better!
If they do these, then China will have a lot of US$.
No the west and US will see to it that this will not be a reality by creating internal conflicts within the African countries. Just one example is the current conflict in Ethiopia.
And I think that’s what’s forgotten. Why now? The western world for years has talked about ending world hunger, bringing democracy and world peace center stage, but a lot has been nothing but political posturing and blowing hot air. Like the one contributor said, leaders in developing nations aren’t stupid, they know how to hold agency for their country. While the debt ratio is certainly concerning for developing nations with very little to offer economically; I think many notice China was the first to offer tangible initiatives to help them stand firmer on the global, economic stage. Where was the US in building roads, bridges and clean, renewable energy or gas to these countries left in desolate impoverished conditions? Now suddenly, as China is expanding its network, now here comes the west “oh we can build your roads...” I think the world sees through that, because ultimately it comes to the mundane, basic needs of infrastructure, better resources for farming, importing goods, etc.
Your government and leaders better be honest AND competent, otherwise it will be a slippery slope into ruin.
@@4yeojachingu446 So blame who if the country has an incompetent leader? The initiatives are opportunities.
The host lady is conducting the show in a sound professional manner, throwing ample light on the pros and cons of the Chinese development initiatives covering the African continent to the Gaweder in Pakistan. To help the poor and impoverished nations every single step taken by China is admirable. Poor wants to bring bread on the table.
Totally agreed, the poor just wouldn't care much about political ideology, they need economic stability. The west keep beautifying their rhetoric, at least China took real actions already. Glad the host is quite neutral on today's topic.
Did you not listen to the presentation? China’s actions are not much different than the IMF. That means problems for the common people.
@@ezibalenz What do you know about poor people’s ideological position? Speaking for all “poor” people sounds like you are a little out of touch with class issues.
@@iainmair485 So you expect the bank not taking your car/house away if you couldn't pay back the loan? I don't represent all the poor but I do know at least for the extreme poor, what gives them true freedom and the right to live is a solid and stable income, not ideology. So what do you know about the poor? Will ideology lift their poverty?
@@ezibalenz lol
That Winnie can't even lift the poverty of his own country
To my surprise, AJ is indeed capable of shedding a fair spotlight on China in this regard. A lot less like the typical Western media.
Al Jazeera is Middle Eastern backed media. Of course it's going to be neutral on Chinese. Only the whites demonize China because Chinese is winning. A world not ruled by whites? We cant let that happen!
@@nsebast its not middle eastern backed.....middle east is a huge region comprised of many countries........UAE saudi literary wanted to end al jazeera bcz it exposes them often.....one of the demand of qatar blockade was to shut down al jazeera.....al jazeera is based on qatar....but their journalism is good!!!....also its a good platform to counter western media which also have biases and agendas....no media is free in true sense!
That’s just us and China with some human rights issues the race factor doesn’t matter
@@mohammadismail7599 Whatever it is, I think he partly made his point. But one thing to remember, if you tuned to AJ history, is that the people who built AJ are people who were retrenched from BBC. It's fair to say that AJ is built on the premise of Western mindset.
Chinese media throw shade on the West, Western media throw shade on China. What’s the difference? Might as well look at the numbers than read any of them at all
USA: who need trades, school or road when they can have a dose of my FREEDOM.
Delivered in conveniently packaged explosives dropped from drones
Yep, we freed Iraq and Libya....I mean destroyed. I love USA but don't like the politics.
USA: Who needs airstrikes?
USA: we will drop some freedom on your head.
China: we will drop some infrastructure on your head.
Daddy xi got some nice slick commie bait for yall, this project put countries under mad amounts of debt, and yes china is profitting From those debts.
One belt and one road is splendid plan for deeply undeveloped countries to get fast development on industrialization ，not like The bomb surprises from USA
I only like economy system only if people r not be useless at their job.I think they should let lawyer be like cops style. just print print ubi n Print print free Medicare
Sounds like you live under a boot heel... So sad....
China is no better
F China
@@inyourface9697 F You
4:30, Pakistan want IMF out of their country, because IMF ask government to raise the price of gas ,fuel, tax, electricity. Pakistan need money but no one want loan money with extra condition.
China wants a BRI network of client commodity price takers, not value added suppliers. People in the client nations will pay for BRI one way or another- BRI contracts are not transparent. China can and will dictate the price of commodities if it controls the transport and is the dominant buyer. Debt stress is inevitable with China positioned to take over commodity producers struggling with low prices. Part of the long BRI game that looks attractive short term.
@Happy Chinese I look at china from Sri Lankan perspective they do exactly the same
Dag Smoko says
Don't forget IMF and WB very much like "privatisation" as much as possible. The West at present has tremendous wealth, so they can legally buy up those privatized properties in poor countries and effectively put the countries in their control (legally!).
Sri Lankan port issue was a pure western influenced sabotage. After building the port Sri Lanka handed it over to be run by Malaysian company who do not have the links to attract shipping lines. The ideal people to run the port were Chinese companies who are able to bring in trade.
Yes pay taxes first
Belt and Road = Rich of Euro-Asia and kick US out of the game.
Finally someone who knows it. Eurasia is the future and Americans know this. USA has nothing to offer beside military bases around the world.... USA will slowly become a country there were before WW1, an isolated Superpower
Very good comment
F usa
You know too much, be careful of American agents
US now wants to build infrastructures too, but their own country only !!!
The last sentence sums it all. Great analysis as always.
US will say " When I talk you must do them or you will be bombed or l will get a regime change ". Typical...
I read that about that Sri Lanka port, the loan was restructured dozens of times before they decide the 99year lease is best option
not to mention they waived millions of interest payments because the government was not capable of paying. Just check during start of COVID, they waived interest on loans to many African nations.
😂
And guess who is one of the quietly under-radar beneficiary of the existence of this particular Sri Lanka port? An Indian chemical plant was set up in 2014 and began operation in 2017 producing products which needed raw materials, esp petroluem imports, and exports chemical products through the port as it is located near the Hambantota Port.
Isn't it ironical that the country that badmouth the project the most is quietly benefitting the most? Go figure!
@@HTeo-og1lg I think ports are made specifically for these purposes, but China is using Debt trap diplomacy to capture your land.
@@HTeo-og1lg if india is under you country's debt then I'm really sorry i didn't know india economy runs just because of your one port.
Atleast China is more diplomatic, doesn't bring guns to force you into their investments
Yet
@Win Everything that's USA and it's allies for you 🤣🤣🤣
@@ethansmedley3386 what?
@Win Everything Democrazy
Yes they dont bring gun because you're not his enemy, but they have the ability to threat you with soft words but with harsh meaning because they have the power to do so !; see. ?
Beside China , Who else in the world could help 3rd world countries to develop their infrastructure ? If you want same condition next time , maybe 100 years later.
@scored yao Whats free in this world? Especially when West is interested in Gunboat diplomacy and threating countries like bully then Road is a better choice and in Chinas 3000 years old imperial history they had great Generals & Army not to invade or colonize others but to defend themselves.
It's not help if they end up taking the infrastructure if the country fails to pay back the loan..
The best is to leave these 3rd world countries alone. They always claim to “help” but actually destroy the 3rd world countries’ industry development by providing “free stuff”.
First, Western countries should leave developing countries alone. If China leaves, the second-best option is to let developing countries take up the mantle of 'do it yourself'.
@Islam İslam When left alone they will get the skills and motivation. Necessity will force them. Also, it's not that developing countries aren't educated or capable of doing things. Only the political environment and external influence from Western institutions renders such people 'incapable' at the moment. Without westerners developing countries would do it big. Western governments are puppets and instruments of poverty. That is seen through giving of aid to increase dependency. The aid just fuels corruption. IMF and World Bank are just there to make life miserable for people in such countries. Etc.
At least the infrastructures are there, and it is up the people to strive for
development .If the development does not progress well, do not blame
the infrastructure.
As for Sri Lanka, the West including this programme paint the port as the
"debt trap" ,whereas Sri Lanka's debt is mainly owed to the West.Those
debts to the West were/are mainly for consumptive/pleasure purposes
Yes, it is like giving a starving beggar a gold can to use, when a old coffee can and food is what he needs.
The debts to China is only about 10% of total debt, the most go to IMF and Worldbank.
This is the only objective report I've found on the BRI. Allow developing countries to make their own decisions. Having China or the West decide for them is merely another type of colonialism.
The problem is that China gets the project done by lining the pockets of local politicians. Why do you think most of the BRI projects are with corrupt third world governments? These politicians run off and the country is left with the problem. Even their influence with the EU, is mostly with Italy, the most corrupt European government.
@@casualsuede How do you know that their governments have problems? You still want to determine their development with the identity of the outside, this is a shameful robber logic.
Yea..these supper powers use their power to force developing countries to do things they dont want to do .let them make their own decidion.
@@casualsuede ''China gets the project done" there it is. Your own words.
The corrupt third world countries are seeing roads, railways and bridges. Does that make you sad lol. Do you wish them to stay corrupt third world countries for the sake of western charities show off.
Exactly ,ultimately belt and road initiative will SUCCEED precisely for that reason. Its premise is PARTNERSHIP HENCE mutual gain.
Colonialism was ONE SIDED HENCE was DOOMED from the BEGINNING.
Henry Ford paid his workers well to build automobiles 🚗 so the workers can afford to buy a Ford. That is a win-win solution for everyone.
It is irony that Ford was American but Americans didn't learn from him. Wherever Americans go, they start wars while China builds infrastructures.
I am from pakistan and love to see Chinese investments because it benefits both countries, instead of going to IMF AND WORLD BANK. Almost same interest rates but with alot of sanctions and to do list. The list that creates unstoppable hate and corruption with in the country. For example, give your people right to free speech then we will give you money, now right of speech is good. But due to IMF restrictions there is chaos in country with liberals and religious fundamentalists.. just an example
@@TheAbdulaziz786 freedom is not something you give to others, it is an inherent right of a citizen!
You didn’t get the theme of my comment, just arguing on the example I made, different story different situation.
Ask the people that support the US arms suppliers.
The BRI is an umbrella initiative spanning a multitude of projects designed to promote the flow of goods, investment, and people. The new connections fostered by the BRI could reconfigure relationships, reroute economic activity, and shift power within and between states.
China want to make " Make African Great Again ". Earlier there were so many Europeans.
Precisely
I am a huge fan of such journalism, it is not tilted towards any particular country. It let's viewers decide... Thanks!
Selectively biased I would say. Some of the content lack deep research or the intend to. Rest I love the start here series.
@@ansunair3204 Go make your research then.. Don't waste our time..
As old saying 'All road leads to Rome, it is modern day dream 'All roads (will) leads to Beijing, is BRI.
How is that logical. Imagine you have a road connecting all the houses up and down the street. Does it mean that only your house is connected to all the houses? No, it means all the houses on the road is connected to all the houses on the road. You are too into yourself, to think it is all about you, and you always. Try to see it as yo are but one amongst all the people on the road too.
@@HTeo-og1lg yes it's the imagination of stone age. B/W age mind will imagine communication through road its natura. But it's robotics age here communication happens through satellite router which is beyond imagination of stone age mind.
If physical infrastructure is not important, why is the West urgently trying to build their physical infrastructure now? You'll always need them to move your physical goods and people to get things done outside the cyberspace. Your primitive mind tries too hard to attune to the modern world, but failed because it is overhyped by itself when it got into a hysteria over what it "discovers" belatedly, of the age of robotics. 🤣😂
only china csan be aggressive to other countries , nobody can be aggessive to china. only china can threaten others china will use force to their demand. nobody else can demand.
@@privateconfidential7056 against how many countries China used force so far ??
There is risk in every investment.
Also: high risk, high return.
日本人ですか?戦後の日本は新幹線を含んだインフラ建設により経済を発展しました。貧困の国々も、インフラの建設を基づいて富裕になる権利が持っています。リスクよりチャンスである。
Bri comes with 100% debt trap
@@bumblebee6028 lol i think those 3rd world countries know what debt trap is because they've already been debt trapped by the west for centuries and they can easily see through the lies of the west
@@sophisticatedthumb5364 there is a country named sri lanka.....china is building port city there and only chinese passport and law is valid there.
.😂
Something I've witnessed in Thailand , a humongous highway structure was being built on a main route heading south from the north east, great round pillars maybe 40mtrs or more high , with equipment like some thing from a thunderbird film , sliding great sections of road , from pillars to pillars , amazing ..
Point is , as our diverted traffic slowly moved below , you could see the kit was from China and I imagine the workers also .
I'm sure Thai nationals do get some work off the back of these projects but, as in this video stated , the construction work throughout connecting B&R Countries Is by the Chinese..
And they do have a seriously efficient work ethic..
Lending the money then making sure the work is done properly. .
And yes , being paid with the money they lent the said country!!
Unlike over 2 trillion dollars thrown at a twenty year war , for what ?
And remember the West are always ready to jump at the BRI
if some faults were found ,even very small ones
Agreed it's so SIMPLE that if you are looking for MAGIC ANSWERS you will MISS it.
yeah! the US is good at throwing bomb at your house, and kill your people, then tell you all they are doing is for your best future
i agree.
saw the same thing in cambodia. Its crazy to see it but it actually works in most cases
America and West came with plan🤣 while China has completed its plan, that for economic progress not for war,
US fault for focusing military upgrade while China goes economic upgrade😁
@@briyup2352 i live chinese and xi
It's NOT a PLAN it's just hot air. Their main STRATEGY is to ATTACK the belt and road initiative as a debt trap ,which has discredited by southern economists.
the west didn't come in to help the developing countries what they needed, instead blaming china to help with the much needed infrastructure. so hypocritical
As a person from a developing country, you are lying.
@@ELVIR2 as a person from developing country, you are ignorant.
@@georgegu3374 As a person from a developing country, you are brainwashed by China, the west literally modernized my native country.
@@ELVIR2 you dont call people brainwashed just because they disagree with you, "brainwash" such a typical word from the west whenever someone disagree with'em. that's arrogant and ignorant. apparently they taught you well on that.
btw, nobody is pointing a gun on you to make you accept some sorta deal, like us and nato often do. so tell your gov to reject whatever china brought to the table they are so evil. im sure your gov listen to you since the west has modernized and domacrotized your country so much. cheers buddy
US and westrn countries are worried because their blackmailing and what they maintained the difference between past slave nations as third world and colonial powers as developed world, is in danger. They consumer society could face a trouble because of better social and economic conditions of third world countries from where most of resources are imported cheaply by the Imperialist descendants.
It's painful to think that the West bullied the world during colonial times. After WW2, we thought things would get better, but the West again shaped the world in their favor, through WB, IMF and the likes. They even establish organizations like HRW to "judge" who is good and who is bad, and even make the invasions (Iraq, Afghanistan) "acceptable" and "justified".
@@oceanwave4502 excellent sum up
Wait till Chinese claim your nation😆😆
You keep on waiting too man!
We have suffered by Colonial powers interference and their mess has given us a cancer like dispute in the region.
@@ahadone9745 do u think china is anybetter then west??the only difference b/w them is chinese are asians and wests are white😂😂
world class journalism, unbiased and tell it like it is.
u must be a Chinese 😆
😂😂
Its unbiased when its chinese, but when there is criticism, it is biased
@Michael G Qatar is anti-China pro-USA, Qatar and CIA also support Xinjiang independence.
A road is a road- as long as the quality is correct and the price is right.
It's not about making roads It's about making countries to believe in them and trap them to acquire there land for long time or make them slaves by Republic of China
@@shubhamjain9141 So you mean they should turn to the western world? Gotta be joking.
Western world enters Africa - Enslaved their population, exploited their resources
Western world enters China - Took Hong Kong and Macau, exploit low wage labor
Western world enters Korea - Split the country in half, literally.
Western world enters India - Colonized the population
Western world enters Middle East - Exploit natural resources and destroyed several countries.
Western world enters South America - Exploited population, exploited natural resource, enslaved the population.
Western world enters North America - Genocide on the native population
Western world enters Vietnam - Agent Orange, destroys country and economy
Western world enters Japan - Nukes the country, breaks up their large corporations, destroys their military
Afghanistan?
That's exactly what it takes. The rest we will learn from experience and each other.
@@shubhamjain9141 please STOP THIS NONSENSE, where is the EVIDENCE for this IDIOTIC NONSENSE. Stop PARROTING SOMEONE'S else UNFOUNDED AND discredited claims. GET A BRAIN CELL.
B3W: bringing in the private sector i.e. awarding contracts to political cronies.
Hahaha... So true
Through BRI, China also developed a highway connecting Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in Cambodia which reduced travel time from 6 hours to 1.5 hours. Glory to the next superpower!
Precisely
China: build, build, build
US: biu biu biu
The difference between the US and China is that China actually takes action and builds things. The US just talks about it.
Yeah, because in China if you or your house are in the way of construction, you get no appeal.
If we had people like Trump in office, we would actually help OTHER countries AFTER we make ours better!!!
@@ralphm4132that’s simply a false narrative. Go google how much they got paid. With that said yes China doesn’t let people choose. It’s all perspective whether you think it’s the right thing to do for society. In Japan no one would argue collective should take priority over individual. You not liking it doesn’t change the Asian culture mindset.
not my point - I was just mentioning that key difference in case the OP might like it@@dailyrant4068
We are a participant of the Chinese BRI project.
Our economy is benefitted from Chinese investments.
Our foreign policy is neutral and efficient. So, we can safely enjoy Chinese investments.
The west wants democracy in their countries. For other countries, they manipulate politics in their favour.
Us money is very good, looting everything
Us army is very very good,comforting local wemen
When the West offers an alternative to China's BRI through their own initiative, the question that pops into a curious mind is "Why _now_ ?"
Where was this "generosity" all these years? Will it continue to exist if China no longer poses a threat to the West?
You see they want to defend poor countries like they defended Greece....Greece GDP is 210 billion dollar, its debt is 414 billion. How Greece got there? German banks gave loans, then they gave more loans "bail out" but not to fix the problem but the previous loans payments to be paid so they themselves tha baks dont look bad with defaulting loans...they kept bailing out themselves. Now they want to save those poor countries from China...they will give loans that comes with strings that make those countries broke forever. Western powers never wanted Asian and African countries to develop. When Iran was like European countries they broke the Shah and financed Khomeini....nobody can be too good or competitive...
@@thetruthalwaysscary I think China realized this a long time ago and censoring their people from western influence through social media etc was/is a means to an end while it built its economy and military in case the west decided to be trigger happy and bring democracy to its regions. Which it’s tried before… Now, they’re on par with other world powers and can start to flex its own version of “democracy” on the world but not by the sword. This is textbook Confucius teaching about ultimate victory without raising the sword. Whether it’s coincidence with Chinas events or not, we’ll never know
@@thetruthalwaysscarythe ironic thing is Sri Lanka owes 95% of its debt to everything other than the port. Yet all these uneducated comments trying to use Sri Lanka as propaganda against BRI.
I really wish the West would come up with a competitive version of it, if they trully believe in capitalism, then competition is good for everyone!! - "If you build a road, a road is a road....." very nicely said, the developing world need practical solutions!!!!!
The problem with the West is the condition part. They want every country to submit to their ways regardless of ethnicity, culture or history. So some countries spend decades reforming until they can meet part of these condition and in the process of those reforms their economy suffers because its not compatible with Western ways.
Also, Western leaders lie ! Look at US Trump. So the debt traps in the western news may be the same.
Ha, USA can't even have modern infrastructure WITHIN USA !
Ah comeone, my friend that live in the US still waiting for that High speed railway XD
I loved how unbiased this whole report was!
No body is going to jumps to the US left initiative dead-track for life.
only china csan be aggressive to other countries , nobody can be aggessive to china. only china can threaten others china will use force to their demand. nobody else can demand.
I hate when media make a piece without interviewing those involved in the piece but rather parade bunch of foreign entities that have opinions or Ideas of what is going on. If you want to do a piece on BRI, you should be talking to Chinese Diplomats, businesses and the participating countries.
We already know what the Chinese diplomats would say already.
I'm sorry, but asking someone to talk about their self-interests is dumb. It's just advertising. Having a third party observer that's not in direct competition report on this is better. Al Jazeera is one of these entities.
These will not talk Mandarin. The Western
It still was a ok reporting compared most non china related media companies.
literally, I've fallen in love with your videos.... informative, concised and unbiased...
Indeed well said
BRI is one of the greatest projects so far for the betterment of global community.
That's the TRUTH .There are NO OTHER IDEAS OUT THERE. This is the ONLY game in town.
i don't know where you're getting with this. but everyone has their own opinion guess?
@@petergreen5337 Sincerely disagreed.
@@mm.mainuddin4971 Seriously???? :) You need to read and understand more buddy.
The United States needs to invest money in its own country our schools are shutting down we have no health care our infrastructure is terrible yet they want to put billions of dollars in other places. its ridiculous...
B3W is a private investment plan, it has nothing to do with tax revenue. They'll take their new G7 pay at the source tax scheme and say to fortune 500s, if you invest X amount in a project in one of this list of countries we'll exempt you from the tax.
It doesn't displace domestic initiatives in any way.
@@tjmarx you are wrong....
@@jesusfernandez-eh8cx Nope. I am 100% correct, try actually understanding what was announced.
Republican won't allow this happen. But Republican will allow investments outside USA in terms of competing with China.
@@yx3472 B3W is NOT countries investing tax revenue. It's private equity. Why is that so hard for people to understand. It's exactly what China is doing as well.
It makes no sense to just give some money to another country, that doesn't achieve any of the goals of the program
China's diplomatic principle is non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries
Wumao, Im not stupid to believe a single thing coming out of CCP. China has long history of debt trap scheme, bullying and idiot wolf warriors wumao.
Wut wut😂😂😂
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@@kylorokx1552 You are stupid enough to argue with a so-called bot tho. It is true China doesn't interfere in internal affairs. Like China will cooperate and trade with anyone = democracies, dictatorships, communist states, islands, confederacy, war torn areas, all African nations. The US on the other hand there needs to be some level of democracy and friendship you know, for example North KOrea or Iran. If Aliens invaded the earth China will trade with them in my opinion.
Once upon a time there was a very poor country that has just come out of a long devastating conflict and it wanted to develop itself. There came another country and offered help. It would provide a loan and technologies in exchange for resources. Guess which two countries these were. Right, one was China and the other was Japan in the early seventies. Japan helped China with building power plants and other infrastructure and since China didnt have enough cash, they paid in oil.
That’s how China sees itself and approaches the BRI, especially in Africa. China has been through this and it is a developing country itself. But this is still new to China and mistakes are being made but they learn. The deals are far better than that of Western contracts which are often tied to a myriad of conditions and cant compete on price. Hence, it’s not that China reaches out but that it is approached by poorer countries as they don’t have access to loans.
The West may want to bring freedom and democracy and their help is usually a nonprofit domain in areas of health and social services but less about job creation.
China brings human rights as well. The right for material security, the right to live and to be safe. Building roads and a power grid are essential to get things started. China creates many jobs and currently there are tens of thousands of Africans being trained in China to maintain and operate all the infrastructure.
Investments, jobs and opportunities are also an effective way in fighting extremism and terrorism. This approach has been especially in focus by the Chinese in Xin Jiang, with the relocation of production to China’s West and empowering Uighur woman to run small farms and businesses in the cotton industry. This, as well as deradicalization programs in collaboration with France and Britain and large scale professional reeducation has helped to reduce the threats of terrorism that has haunted the region for a long time.
The sad part is that the U.S. foreign policy seeks to contain China at all
Costs and sees the BRI as a grave threat to its hegemony. Through covert operations the U.S. aims to destabilize countries and regions where the BRI is going through, especially Xin Jiang.
It mobilizes the entire corporate media sector to accuse China of
genocide without any tangible evidence. No refugee crisis, no mass graves while the region is popular for millions of tourists, none of which have reported any of signs of genocide.
On top the U.S. funds opposition and separatist groups to establish an Islamic state (East Turkestan) on China’s sovereign soil and pushes specific sanctions to destroy the livelihoods of millions of Uighurs (baring large companies such as H&M to use cotton from Xin Jiang for unproven claims of slave labors).
At the same time Uighur terrorist groups such as ETIM are conveniently removed from the list of terrorists groups which allows them to raise funds and to recruit.
Now the effects of sanctions combined with active terror groups aims to undo China’s development by destroying the local economy in order to halt or slow the BRI.
The rise of China is a rise of the global south and the BRI is one way for these countries to level up their game after centuries of exploitation.
Now all those China haters can come and hate on my comment. It’s not going to change the fact that China and an increasing number of countries can’t be stopped from taking their destiny into their own hands. Instead of fighting it, you should join it. Imagine the world where the U.S. and China would join hands.
once mention China, you can always see the vision of building and transporting, unlike some 'domocracy' countries always throwing bombs over the others.
Oww Al Jazeera doing an unbiased piece?😳
Is the world going to end.
yeah！ i‘m surprised too
@Are Both will fit in my comment along with may be almost all the major mainstream media houses in the world. I never said anything about wion being unbiased . I don't why you're bringing it up.
@Are AJ is biased lol. How old are you kid there is no such thing as unbiased media. No matter where you come from that's the truth.
@Are da fuq is up with you and wion. I have repeatedly said wion is a heavily biased media. But the same goes for Al Jazeera. I won't support either one. They are all trash.
Im very surprised
Please bring in content every day. The episode is taking some time to air. We need this show everyday.
of course, we can't just all praise china but there are things that they have done like as Pakistani, we seriously had a shortage of electricity and there were like 10 hours of load shedding in our cities before china poured their money into Pakistan's power sector. Now I know these projects have consequences but still we have something now as compared to USAID, IMF and World Ban loans where they gave the money but never ever built anything productive here.
I hate tp say this but they will slowly colonize ur countries. They will buy stakes of your country's important sectors and not you are the one winning, its them chinese.
@@cexcaffeineaddict You can't give up eating food because they are afraid of choke - an old Chinese proverb
@@cexcaffeineaddict I don't know but it sounds better than the Europeans sending armies to pillage and colonise others.. I'll pick the alternative any other day?
@@butterfly7562 jokes on you, you did not choke but you got poisoned
@@Johntgz if the commie china and europe arent trustable, try singapore then for the tech and indonesia for supply of fuel etc
This was a really great analysis of the Belt & Road Initiative from several perspectives. Thank you!
We welcome china for this huge project for business from Pakistan
🤣🤣 ys, also welcome the 160billion dollars debt withit.
BRI has evolved into a vision participating nations can achieve together, foster further collaboration between Asia and Europe.
Yes
@tyoong719 Just what have they achieved? Have any BRI countries emerged from poverty like the Asian Tigers.? Has BRI strengthened democratic institutions?
@@dennisweidner288They have LARGER objectives. The tigers took 40 years to develop. BRi is 10 years but growing rapidly.
I love how they're saying what China is doing like it's a bad thing 😂😂😂. I'm Kenyan and China has done so much for our country in the past 15 years than rhe the west combined in 60 years!
I would like to know what changes, good or bad, the BRI has brought to the general public in your country
China is a paradise for engineers, you have endless super projects, and you can fully show your talents.
You mean paradise for tofu engineering...?
@@We_Want_It_All U mean Miami?
@@We_Want_It_All as a tofu eating engineer, this is only more enticing. However, I cannot support China as it is.
The BRI is an ambitious infrastructure project for connectivity and trade purposes involving 140 countries who joined (as of today) and it will only cost $1.2-1.3T for China. About half of what the US spent in Afghanistan but accomplished nothing.
If the US spent all that $2.26T building infrastructure and development in Afghanistan, Afghanistan would have been the most modern developed country in the world. Afghanistan would have been grateful o the US for eternity. Instead, they left Afghanistan like a thief in the night with Afghanis hating on them as a result.
Perhaps the US should rethink their policy in going to countries and replacing or manipulating governments. they should do as China does, go in there as businessmen and make deals to build services and infrastructures in that particular country.
Exactly. A well thought out argument .well said and well OBSERVED and well REASONED.
AS negara pencuri hasil bumi negara lai😂😂😂
This is one of the most objective pieces I've seen from Al Jazeera, which isn't always unbiased. It presented positive, negative, and neutral aspects of the story. The final comment was also spot on in analysis.
Maybe 6 years ago I saw the highway built with Chinese funds in Ethiopia. These massive projects and the will to do them is impressive. America is still doing environmental analysis on the keystone pipeline and mulling it over.
Først to say that Chinese is kind to the whole world.
Regarding China and Sri Lanka, I have heard a lot of "noise" from outside China and Sri Lanka. However, the fact is that only two countries, China and Sri Lanka, have the "right to speak" and this is reasonable.
It is impossible to understand and prove the "cooperation" between China and Sri Lanka from "external noise".
Since it is "cooperation", it is "mutually beneficial".
Since it is a "cooperation" and a "contract" signed, it is a "contract" that the two countries have negotiated that is fair to either party. Do you think that the Sri Lankan government and leaders did not know to defend Sri Lankan national interests when they signed the "contract" with the Chinese government?
Does the signed "contract" include an "explanation" that Sri Lanka must make concessions to China?
Why does China cede its own national interests to other countries? I have never heard of the United States, France or the United Kingdom dedicating their national interests to other any countries free of charge..
This initiative is the only opportunity for poor countries in the developing world to rise.
Well unfortunately it is a way to enslave a country!!! Once a country allows a communist country to come in by having so many loans. And as soon as the country can't pay the loans there's something written in that contract that the country meaning China now owns you..
@@brunoweight2097 u mean the bank will own my house if I don't pay them?
Poor Indians thought the same when the British arrived in India and the rest is history.
@@rurutuM 😉
America's focus only to kill children and innocent in the name of terrism and always use sanction to poor countries but never let the poor countries to grow now poor countries see some opportunity from china.thats great move. it's war weapon vs economy and China is winning the war.
One of the most important parts of this initiative is the rehabilitation of the railway system between Luanda in Angola and Kolwezi in the DRC. This gives the chinese access to the DRCs huge resources.
What about IMF, they are also playing debt games with developing countries.
Exactly! The developing countries need China.
After all, multiple options are always better than being restricted to one.
@atma ranjan but they control your economy, politics, even force to change your loyalties means foreign policy. Your personal matters, security always on threat.
@@MuhammadAwais-ie5mt get ready you will see chaina army in pakistan
@@bumblebee6028 which is already in pangong lake, Ladakh.
@@MuhammadAwais-ie5mtbhai main abhi last month ride par gya tha waha sab sahi ha aap log bs kushfehmi me jete raho...
Missing the fact that China also use this project to study health care and diseases along the way so it is not just transportation but for them to learn and be better prepared health care system.
The crux of the entire bruhaha comes in her last sentence : "Some countries really don't like the idea of the Chinese calling the shots." Jealous? Envious? Racist? Bigotous?
Racist, definitely racist.
Its because China is autocratic. People just conveniently ignore that countries like Japan, South Korea, are thrown in with the west, but some how the west is anti Asian.
The world wouldn't have a problem with China if it wasn't so shady.
@@Kongajinken Japan and South Korea are stooges for the West. Racist calling China (who is eating lunch) shady, not the first time.
@@Kongajinken Conveniently, Japan and Korea both have American military bases in their country and thus are hardly sovereign countries. Furthermore, have you forgotten the anti-Japanese riots which was promoted by the US government in the 1980s? During which they boycotted Japanese products and smashed them?
@@Kongajinken Stop trying to make excuses for your racism, admit it you guys hates it when people of colour can stand up for themselves.
Also, Sri Lanka's debt with China is only 10% of all her debt
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4:01. disagree. all the developed country can see the developing country need the infrastructures, it's a market, if you lost the tender with high price, how can you blame china to lend the money?
There is no such thing as a "free lunch", everything has a price. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
only china csan be aggressive to other countries , nobody can be aggessive to china. only china can threaten others china will use force to their demand. nobody else can demand.
Easier trade benefits everyone involved. Only people outside the route lose
What a great idea 💡
We should support BRI as it will help many of the countries.
Absolutely.
Have you seen China's infrastructure? Look at their ghost cities.
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work
Today, whether the world is saved or destroyed depends on two kinds of people : national leaders and those in charge of the media.
The policies of the national leaders and the direction that those in charge of the media take exert great influence on the happiness of all people.
The technology used by the media is very good.
It itself is not to blame.
It is its contents that are to be blamed.
China helps other countries with Trades and Infrastructure projects.
US helps other countries with Bombs and Weaponry ( in the name of Democracy ) .
China teaches other countries to grow food .
US trains other countries to fight Wars .
This is actually a win win project for both countries involved.
China will harvest by taxing it, Others will be able to use a much better logistics for trades. I can see why 150 countries supported it.
These projects also INCREASE south to south development. Its ALREADY in Asean group ; Latin America ; Africa Kazakhstan and southern Europe.
Something the West is just about to start to learn?
'Lifting 7 million people out of poverty' seems small for such a large project.
Better than america , putting 7 million people into poverty
7 million is utterly inconsequential, not to mention that the usual definition of "lifted out of poverty", as also used by IMF fans and Capitalism lovers, is "now makes $1.01/day when before they had 96 cents to not quite live on".
Informed journalism will increase viewership. Symbol of BRI is uniting the world.Well done AJ.Peace
This is the main reason Sri Lanka is bankrupt now. They gave bribes and high interest loans.
The Western World G7 against 1 country CHINA shows how powerful China is.
G7 laying out their plans without money in place while China announcing it's BRI and putting money to where their mouth is.
Action speaks louder then words.
You can find other cheap labour countries to set up in . China can't replace big spending consumers like North America and Europe.
China's GDP (Per Capita) is below Botswana Africa , its a billion working poor.
@@Crashed131963 well,it's something 1st world nations can't even do.
China is opening their eyes on how we can alleviate poverty in this world if we can lend a help to poorer nations to lift them up.
China powerfull💪💪💪
Very informative. China’s Belt & Road is of course meant to increase China’s global influence. It comes with conditions but why do we think that IMF and World Bank conditions is any less severe on less developed countries &/or they are not equally prone to corruption?
Fascinating. How this channel co ordinates these things!
First off, I have to say that Sandra Gathmann is really, really hot.
Second, it's a cheap shot to call BRI a "debt trap." If the West's B3W lends to these countries, how is it also not a debt trap? Lending money to developing countries is a risk, no matter who the lender is. If a country defaults on a loan, what will the B3W lenders do? Forgive the loan? We cannot be so naive.
Third, even if China is "autocratic" (and I disagree with this characterization), how does this impact other nations? China does not export its political ideology. China does not interfere in the domestic matters of other nations. China treats all of its economic partners with respect.
It's a brilliant project,with every one in a win win situation.
Without those infrastructures those countries would be pepertually stuck
as backward,poor countries, always at the mercy of the West.
With the infrastructures, at least those poor countries have a chance
Whether they make good use of it, it is up to the people.God helps those
who help themselves
Nope...wrong view
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Best analysis on BRI. Keep up the good work
No such things as end game, that's an American idea. Americans think in a binary terms and always see threats where there is no threats. Or they'll create trouble.
Troubles always creating troubles blah blah sovereignty. That's all you ever here from china while they fly 30 Jets into Taiwan airspace.
Shadow play, the highest level of CPC don't think you or me as Americans. Our government is filled with Poly Sci and law graduates but China's has scientists and engineers. Thinkers, they know a war for Taiwan would lost before it ever started. Think do the Chinese ever do anything without a well thought reason, almost Vulcan in their logic. They also think in terms of generations even centuries. We have the most obtuse corrupt government in history. Ponder how many time a politician was caught violating US code or ethics rules. Of course they got away with it. China will attack Taiwan for one reason, if we build military bases on that island. Which would present unacceptable security risk even the eggheads in Beijing can't ignore.
This is us… let’s build robust networks between the US to Canada, Central America, and South America. Nah let’s build a wall. Let’s invest in infrastructure for Latin American countries that need it and partner with those developments. Nah let’s overthrown their government. Let’s throw our money at wall st. Wall St will save us. It’s not political.
The US is a plutocracy after all.
Excellent and balanced presentation. Informative. I learnt a lot.
Surprisingly objective report from Aljazeera which more often than not just repeats what CNN/BBC’ tones on international affairs. Great job!
this project is actually good for everybody...well except the west of course, i hope it works out for everyone involved.
It's good for ALL ,the west is ALREADY benefiting Greek and Italian ports have saved and revived. German industry is BENEFITING from overland export and import routes saving time and money.
I've been binging start here till theres nth to watch. Why? Her voice. Her deconstruction of the topic to levels many can understanding. To summarize, she help woke me with current affairs and the motive of each topic's propaganda.
Calming but attentive!
amazing video thank you so much!!
Thanks for giving us clear picture on this projects
Indeed
Thanks for China 💐
Well China is autocratic in a sense that it rules itself and doesn't let others rule it while it works through it's functional Confucionist dictatorships, The USA is democratic in a sense that it has elections to satisfy the population with the feeling of democracy while the country is run and controlled by oligarchs. The real issue is not the difference between these two being democracy and autocratic countries. The difference is that China does not want to change any of the countries that they deal with, or involved their internal affairs. On the other hand USA/UK and the rest want to control, direct and manage those independent nations if they do business with them. So let the nations decide s the lady said...simple. By the way Al Jazeera should back the initiative since Arabic countries will have better roads and transportation for trade, means more money in the Middle East.
Such EXCELLENT information! Thank you.
For years I have been trying to explain to friends and family the basics of the BRI. I usually always fall short in my explanation and end up being referred to as a conspiracy theorist or an alarmist. I have traveled to the PRC on numerous occasions and I am often asked by American friends which country, PRC or USA, is more advanced . I show them photos and videos of infrastructure (highways and mass transit providers) and they have trouble believing that while the many areas of the USA are having difficulty maintaining their bridges, roads and rail lines , China is composed of well planned mass transit , highly innovative bridges and well designed roads. I will be sharing this concise and informative video with many acquaintances . China is opened for business whether the USA likes it or not.
Well said and well done.
I'll never understand why she changes chairs midway.
I guess she's just trying not to be stuck in a hot seat! smart...