SHATTUCK Thomas J. <br/><br/>
Combatting the Belt and Road Initiative beyond 2019/ 
Thomas J. Shattuck 
 -  2019 
<br/><br/> The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was infamous as a source of corruption, financial instability and debt trap diplomacy. However in 2019 Xi Jinping attempted to right the BRI by promising significant reforms and transparency and has created opportunity for other power such as the US to implement their own strategy which created competition with China. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA--BELT ROAD INITIATIVE<br/>BRI--DIPLOMACY<br/>CHINA--US--DIPLOMACY