Tag

China debt trap

Debt or Diplomacy? Inside China’s Controversial Loans to Sri Lanka, Laos, and Malaysia

Debt or Diplomacy? Inside China’s Controversial Loans to Sri Lanka, Laos, and Malaysia

By Zdeněk Rod
Several cases are frequently cited when discussing China’s so-called debt trap diplomacy: Sri Lanka, Laos, and Malaysia. These examples shed light on how China’s strategy plays out in practice.

Sino-Kyrgyz Relations: A (Very) One-sided Relationship

Sino-Kyrgyz Relations: A (Very) One-sided Relationship

By Wilder Alejandro and Marin Ekstrom
On the one hand, China and the BRI have aided Kyrgyzstan in opening up to global trade. On the other hand, Bishkek's debt and dependency on Beijing's loans are alarming.
Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble

Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble

By Anjali Bhatt
Laos is disturbingly reliant on investment from China – and no one knows how much, and under what terms. 

China and Greenland: Debunking the ‘Debt Trap’ Scenario

China and Greenland: Debunking the ‘Debt Trap’ Scenario

By Mikkel Schøler and Marc Lanteigne
Postulating a Chinese debt-trap scenario for Greenland runs counter to existing evidence, including Greenland’s trade interests, Denmark’s ongoing policies, and the growing role of the US.

The BRI in Bangladesh: ‘Win-Win’ or a ‘Debt Trap’?

The BRI in Bangladesh: ‘Win-Win’ or a ‘Debt Trap’?

By Shaikh Abdur Rahman
Bangladesh's prudent, selective engagement with China's Belt and Road has helped Dhaka avoid the debt problems that plague other South Asian participants.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
Latest Video

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

What Zambia’s New Debt Reveal Tells Us About the ‘China Debt Trap’ Theory

What Zambia’s New Debt Reveal Tells Us About the ‘China Debt Trap’ Theory

By Ferdinando Cinotto
The data, once again, do not back up the prevailing narrative.

How BRI Debt Puts China at Risk

How BRI Debt Puts China at Risk

By Jessica C. Liao
Critics pushing the “debt trap diplomacy” slogan often downplay the fact that BRI debt is as much a problem for China as it is for borrowing countries.
Tajikistan’s Catch-22: Foreign Investment and Sovereignty Risks

Tajikistan’s Catch-22: Foreign Investment and Sovereignty Risks

By Bob Rehorst and Wouter Kuijl
How ineffective foreign investment and corrupt state elites pose a threat to the sovereignty of Central Asia’s poorest nation.

African Perspectives on China

African Perspectives on China

Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi, Hannah Ryder, and Bob Wekesa discuss the many variations of African views on China, from pessimism to optimism and everything in between.

Papua New Guinea and China’s Debt Squeeze

Papua New Guinea and China’s Debt Squeeze

By Robert Potter
A debt trap? Not quite. But PNG’s telecom industry is a showcase example of how debt to China weighs down governments and constrains choices.

Belt and Road Stakeholders Don’t Believe China Uses ‘Debt-Trap Diplomacy’

Belt and Road Stakeholders Don’t Believe China Uses ‘Debt-Trap Diplomacy’

By Pradumna B Rana and Xianbai Ji
The authors’ recent book, which includes a survey of opinion leaders from BRI stakeholder countries, debunks the “debt-trap diplomacy” thesis.
Laos Stumbles Under Rising Chinese Debt Burden

Laos Stumbles Under Rising Chinese Debt Burden

By Sebastian Strangio
Its economy battered by COVID-19, the nation's sovereign reserves have fallen to less than $1 billion, putting it on the brink of default.

Page 1 of 3