China is investing in strategic ports across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America to expand and secure its trade routes.
CCTV’s Feng Xin reports from Beijing.
China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative includes a network of railways, highways, oil and gas pipelines, internet networks and maritime ports.
From Pakistan to Greece, China is heavily investing in port development projects to secure access for its trade.
Tonight’s panel discusses China’s investment in global ports:
- Wang Lin, a fellow with the CBN Research Institute
- George Tzogopoulos, a lecturer at the European Institute in Nice and the founder of the website, chinaandgreece.com
- Mustafa Sayed, executive director of the Pakistan China Institute
- Aly-Khan Satchu is the CEO of Rich Management Limited
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— ORF (@orfonline) December 12, 2016