国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Why Belt and Road Initiative is anything but debt trap
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 13-- <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> (<span word="BRI">BRI</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="morphing">morphing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidenced">evidenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> 125 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> 29 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Belt">Belt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="portal">portal</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="ensue">ensue</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>."</p><p><span word="PALE">PALE</span> <span word="NOISES">NOISES</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="founded">founded</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span>, <span word="economists">economists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="trap">trap</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span>, <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="speculations">speculations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>.</p><p><span word="Firstly">Firstly</span>, <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="aspire">aspire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dilapidated">dilapidated</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>.</p><p><span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Prof">Prof</span>. <span word="Damian">Damian</span> <span word="Gabagambi">Gabagambi</span>, <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BRI">BRI</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p>
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