China's War by Other Means? Bridge Road Initiative (BRI)?
China’s War by Other Means? Belt Road Initiative (BRI)? Summary : Posting addresses some findings from 14Apr19; the Daily Time of Pakistan posted the article “125 countries and 29 organisations sign China initiated BRI”. The article notes are followed by some questions and possible conceptual relevance to Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Article notes : 125 countries and 29 international organizations signed onto China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI) since its inception roughly six years ago. [i] The article claimed BRI promotes infrastructure development to improve the welfare and economy of the host nation. The article claimed western concerns of BRI participants falling into a “debt trap” is misleading speculation by questionable sources to disrupt China’s increasing global position. The article only cites two sources in the article, “China’s official Belt and Road web portal” and “Isaac Mwaipopo, executive director of the Center for Trade Policy and Dialogue in Zambia”. [ii] Ital