cially large enterprises (e.g., Siemens) have played along and created their own “BRI Task Forces.” Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser said in Davos in 2018 that the Belt and Road would become the “new WTO.” Similar to instances elsewhere, when the Daimler company used a quote from the Dalai Lama on its Instagram account, it wa

nd Road Initiative? Large-scale infrastructure projects require structural innovation, espe- cially in their financing and invest- ment robustness. (The Belt and Road projects must be financially viable; they are not foreign aid.) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, ini- tiated by China to facilitate projects

ntial candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. "One hundred years from today," I began, "when the history of our times is written, our forum on the Belt and Road (Initiative) will carry more significance than the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023573 --- PAGE BREAK --- Trump-Clinton debate." I was joking in one sense, bu

ives it will bring to European integration. Being open, transparent, harmonious and inclusive, the initiative is an invitation to all economies along the Belt and Road routes to build synergies between their development strategies and the initiative, explore cooperation, and share the bene- fits of the projects. Th