"The Road Ahead: Unveiling the Future of China's Belt and Road Initiative"

China is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure project that has been a cornerstone of President Xi Jinping's foreign policy. While Xi has praised the economic benefits of the BRI, enthusiasm for the initiative is waning domestically. The Economist's Beijing bureau chief and senior China correspondent host a podcast episode discussing the BRI and its impact, featuring an interview with Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University.