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China’s Latest Grift: The Global Development Initiative

China’s Latest Grift: The Global Development Initiative
Chinese leader Xi Jinping gives a speech at a press conference after the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China, on April 27, 2019. Wang Zhao/Getty Images
John Mac Ghlionn
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Unless you happen to live under a rock on a distant planet, you’re no doubt familiar with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an infrastructure development strategy introduced in 2013. Fast forward to 2022, and 146 of the 195 countries in the world have signed up for the risky initiative.
John Mac Ghlionn
John Mac Ghlionn
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John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.
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