Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies (opens in new window) for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Manage cookies
Accept & continue
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
myFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
    Most Read
    • US demands release of Navalny after Russia cracks down on protests
    • Britain’s hopes of a quick trade deal with US fade
    • Kamala Harris’s college sorority rejoices in her rise
    • Sunak plan to end UK stamp duty holiday boosted by housing boom data
    • Israel finds single dose gives high resistance
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Kamala Harris’s college sorority rejoices in her rise
    • ‘A massive second-half recovery’: Biden, China and the global economy
    • Biden talks up transatlantic ties in first call with Boris Johnson
    • US warns Beijing over incursion into Taiwanese air defence zone
    • GameStop shares leap as day-trading ‘mob’ tussles with short seller
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Beny Steinmetz found guilty of bribery
    • Canada must ‘respect’ decision to cancel Keystone XL, minister says
    • Audi boss takes on Tesla from his living room
    • Forget the ‘beginning of the end’, Covid is a permawar
    • Cheap antiparasitic could cut chance of Covid-19 deaths by up to 75%
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    Most Read
    • Bitcoin heads for worst week since September as scrutiny builds
    • GameStop shares leap as day-trading ‘mob’ tussles with short seller
    • BlackRock, Aegon and Columbia Threadneedle fail ‘fee disclosure’ test
    • Picking hedge fund winners turns harder for investors
    • Emerging markets attract $17bn of inflows in first three weeks of 2021
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Brexit brings a diet of false promises to Parisian gourmands
    • Two blows against ageism
    • Post-Brexit UK will need all its growth engines firing
    • Covid shows that ageing is like a disease — we should treat it accordingly
    • Britain must rethink its ‘national security’ law
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • Vaccines won’t get us back in the office any time soon
    • How acts of leadership kindness make everyone better
    • The pandemic tests a new generation of graduate trainees
    • Disabled workers find an upside in new working practices
    • When combining a senior job with study — when should I apply for my next role?
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Denzel Washington: ‘We need spiritual callisthenics’
    • Covid and me: 10 days on life support  | Free to read
    • What London’s falling population means for the housing market
    • Inside the Brexit deal: the agreement and the aftermath
    • Two blows against ageism
  • How to Spend It
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How to Spend It
Financial Times
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe

$50 for your first 3 months Get the print edition and steer from crisis to recovery

Subscribe now

Belt and Road Initiative

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Friday, 22 March, 2019
    Explainer
    Why Italy wants China’s Belt and Road Initiative

    Stuttering economy lags EU peers as a trade and investment partner for Beijing

  • Friday, 15 March, 2019
    Italy eyes loans from China-led development bank

    Rome in advanced talks to endorse Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative despite EU warning

  • Promoted Content
Previous You are on page 1 Next

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

FT LiveShare News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingContracts & Tenders
Executive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT TransactSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School Rankings
Enterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter
More from the FT Group
Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2021. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

International Edition

  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • How to Spend It
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Graphics
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In