The BRI at Ten Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Risks of China's Belt and Road Initiative

This year marks the tenth anniversary of China’s historic Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an ambitious global infrastructure platform to expand connectivity, economic integration, growth and cooperation across the globe. This report synthesizes the work of the Boston University Global Development Policy Center evaluating the promise of China’s overseas economic activity in general, and the BRI in particular. Our policy-oriented research finds that the BRI has delivered significant benefits to the countries that China has engaged with, but has also accentuated real risks for China and host countries alike.