China is financing infrastructure projects around the world, and many could harm nature and Indigenous communities

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Sep 21, 2021, 9:12 am521 ptsHot
China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious multi-billion-dollar international push to better connect itself to the rest of the world through trade and infrastructure. Through this venture, China is providing over 100 countries with funding they have…

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