Politics

What It’s Like Living Next to a Belt and Road Project

The real-life environmental and social impact of China’s infrastructure initiative shouldn’t be overlooked 

Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg
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A lot has been written about China’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. Economists have debated the debt dynamics. Political scientists have analyzed how it fits into the rising power’s geopolitical strategy. And climate experts have decried the emissions China is adding to the atmosphere by supporting fossil fuel projects.