China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record

China reports robust trade, investment with Belt and Road countries

Overseas Chinese join Belt and Road Initiative

The first Belt and Road Conference for Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development opened in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday, aiming to harness the strength of the overseas Chinese communities to advance the Belt and Road Initiative.

China’s BRI investment hits record this year

China’s flagship global infrastructure effort has seen a record level of investment and construction contracts this year. The Belt and Road Initiative has funded highways, railroads, and energy projects around the world: In the first half of 2025, 176 deals totaling $124 billion already surpassed the $122 billion in projects for all of last year. One analyst attributed the push to lagging domestic growth in China and Beijing’s need to diversify …

China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record

Rapidly expanding presence in countries signed up to Xi Jinping’s global initiative contrasts with US approach

Central Asia Attracts $25 Billion, as China’s Belt and Road Investment Hits Half-Year Record

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Africa and Central Asia emerged as the top destinations for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investments, attracting $39 billion and $25 billion, respectively, in the first half of 2025, according to a joint research report by Australia-based Griffith University and the Beijing-based Green Finance and Development Center. A China-Europe freight train from …

1st Belt and Road Conference for Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development Secures over $6 Billion Investment

The first Belt and Road Conference for Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development kicked off on July 17 in Chongqing. (Photo/ACFROC) Chongqing - The first Belt and Road Conference for Overseas Chinese Cooperation and Development kicked off on July 17 in Chongqing, yielding investment agreements worth more than 43.79 billion yuan ($6.1 billion). A total of 66 projects were signed during the event, including 17 on-site at the opening ceremony, w…