Roundtable: The Belt and Road at 10
Six experts share their views on what to expect from China’s Belt and Road Initiative as it enters its second decade
China’s role in addressing post-Covid debt challenges in the Global South
While China’s overseas debt stock has decreased for the first time in a while, the road toward debt sustainability in developing countries remains bumpy.
BRI Notebook: Chinese Central Bank official calls for balanced approach to debt crisis
PBOC’s Jin Zhongxia admits that reforms at CDB and China Exim might be needed for future debt treatments
Re-imagining the “debt crisis” in Africa
Development Reimagined’s Jade Scarfe argues that thinking about debt to Chinese and Western creditors from the debtor perspective presents new ways forward
From project financing to debt restructuring: China’s role in Sri Lanka’s debt situation
A brief review of Chinese lending history shows China’s understanding of Sri Lanka’s situation and its potential to shape debt restructuring for the island nation in crisis.
Debt repayment issues in highly-indebted BRI countries: risks and opportunities in the new year
For at least 10 BRI countries, debt service to China is going to become a major fiscal burden in the coming years. Dr. Christoph Nedopil and Mengdi Yue argue that China needs to make debt relief multipateral, fair and green to be a global standard setter.
What we know about China’s approach to debt relief: Insights from two decades of China-Africa debt restructuring
History shows that China’s approach to debt relief is ad hoc, and asset seizure is highly unlikely.
How will China handle multiple debt repayment crises?
Domestic commentators provide insight into Chinese thinking on the thorny issue
Assessing China’s most comprehensive response to the “debt trap”: the Belt and Road ‘Debt Sustainability Framework’
Ma Xinyue argues that debt financing along the Belt and Road is as much a “trap” for debtors as it is for China
Special Monthly Round-up: BRI 1.5
The 2nd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing ended with a set of software patches to BRI 1.0