This conversation will introduce the main features of the China-Africa relationship to the Duke community. The panelists will discuss the Chinese diplomacy, investments, and disputes in Africa. Lunch will be served. Coordinated by Karim M'ziani...

China wants to build the world. From roads and bridges to ports, stadiums and 5G networks, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) sets a groundwork for massive infrastructure expansion across Eurasia, Africa, the poles, and Latin America. Often...

Trillions of dollars in new infrastructure investments—catalyzed by China's Belt and Road Initiative—planned to address the developing world's infrastructure gap. But if not carefully planned, large-scale infrastructure projects can also threaten...

China’s ambitious vision for the Belt and the Road initiative (BRI) marks a global milestone for economic and political cooperation across Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. With more than 100 member countries accounting for...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is often described as one of the largest infrastructure projects in world history. The initiative spans over 70 countries and now even officially reaches into the Arctic region. Still, it is unclear whether...

The International Law Society organized a discussion on China's Belt and Road Initiative and challenges in implementing the policy. Speakers included Austin Pierce from Vinson & Elkins Houston office, Dr. Jackson Ewing from the Nicholas...

Driving China's Silk Road Economic Belt: New Silk Roads or China's Road?

China’s touts its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the largest international infrastructure project in human history. Drawing comparisons to post-WWII reconstruction in Europe, the BRI seeks to connect China to countries near and far over land...

The D-SIGN Belt and Road Graduate Student Network organized a lunch event on Friday, October 26 in the Environment Hall Gallery to report on recent workshops held at Duke Kunshan University and to talk about upcoming BRI related work and events...

To increase the effectiveness of biodiversity, ecosystem services and mitigation mapping for influencing the planning of infrastructure in...