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BEIJING (Reuters) - China is "fed up" with hearing complaints from the United States about its Belt and Road program to re-create the old Silk Road, the government said on Thursday, following stinging criticism from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The i…

Laurentino Cortizo narrowly won Panama’s elections on Sunday to become the country’s next president-elect, prior to which he implied in an exclusive interview with Reuters that the U.S. needed to re-engage the region otherwise it risks being replaced by China…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed China for its BRI, which he said, tends to eat into the sovereignty of nations. (Reuters) China is using its government power through the Belt and Road Initiative to achieve its national security objective, US Secret…

Frozen and desolate, the Arctic region looks set to be the next frontier for competition between the US, Russia, and China. Speaking at a meeting of the Arctic Council in Finland on Monday, Pompeo launched a broadside against the US’ competitors in the region…

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On April 25-26, 2019 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China hosted a forum celebrating its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI sponsors infrastructure investment in countries along the old Silk Road and has the potential to include over 60 countries, …

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Sputnik News 11:24 03.05.2019 The Belt and Road Initiative, which was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, mainly focuses on the Maritime Silk Route, which connects China and Europe; the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt deals with Russia as …

As the Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF), reviewing progress of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), concluded in Beijing on April 27, China had reason to be satisfied. The summit segment was attended by 37 heads of state or government. The list included strate…

Last year, China released its Arctic Policy, in which it vowed to actively participate in Arctic affairs as a "near-Arctic State" and a key stakeholder in the region.On the pretext of China's growing activity there, the US may expand its military presence in …