Ten years ago Xi Jinping announced the “project of the century”, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Over the last decade, more than 150 countries have signed up to <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/07/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-will-keep-testing-the-west?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Xi’s global infrastructure project</a>.&nbsp;In this first episode of a two-part look at the BRI, Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, travels to Laos to assess the impact of the project. She rides <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/06/the-path-ahead-for-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a train from Luang Prabang to the Chinese border</a>, on a railway built by China. She and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, ask who gains more from the Belt and Road Initiative: a host country like Laos; or Beijing? Runtime: 43 minSign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href="https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-drumtower" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our limited time offer</a>. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches.If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our FAQs page</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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