Announced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has now grown to include at least 150 countries. Western media claims BRI is just another form of Chinese colonialism, but what is China’s real strategy behind this massive infrastructure project? This week, Vik Sohonie joins Amanda and KJ to discuss what is often referred to as “China’s New Silk Road,” how it circumvents the Westerndominated maritime trade routes currently in existence, and what these infrastructure projects mean for the people in Africa.

Our understanding of China — and U.S.China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.

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