Health Silk Road — How China Plans to Make BRI Essential in Covid-hit South Asia | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Health Silk Road — How China Plans to Make BRI Essential in Covid-hit South Asia

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi finally admitted late last month that the Covid-19 pandemic has severely slowed down Beijing’s flagship foreign policy project, the Belt and Road Initiative.

By Deep Pal, Rahul Bhatia, Suchet Vir Singh

Published on Jun 11, 2020

Source: Print

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi finally admitted late last month that the Covid-19 pandemic has severely slowed down Beijing’s flagship foreign policy project, the Belt and Road Initiative. He, however, asserted that the impact was temporary, and the BRI will be back, stronger than ever.

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About the Authors

Deep Pal

Former Visiting Scholar, Asia Program

Deep Pal was a visiting scholar in the Asia program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Rahul Bhatia

Former Research Analyst Carnegie India

Rahul Bhatia was a research analyst with the Security Studies Program at Carnegie India. His research focuses on India’s borders and India’s foreign and defense policies.

Suchet Vir Singh

Foreign Policy South Asia India East Asia China

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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