China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a dizzyingly ambitious plan to connect Asia and more than 100 nations with 21st Century economic infrastructure, everything from highways and high-speed rail lines to power generation, energy pipelines, communication systems, cities, ports, and more.
For a “progressive” outlet this is a surprisingly good article with remarkably little of the “progressives’” typical liberal delusions. It’s what we communists have been saying about the current global situation since this time last year, and even earlier for the part about the BRI.
It’s amusing and kinda satisfying to see the realization slowly dawn on the broader left.
It is a surprisingly sober analysis from a relatively mainstream outlet.