The Dialectics

‘Belt & Road’ Or ‘Chains of Silence’?: International Complicity in Uyghur Oppression

A quarter (one-third) of the global GDP and more than half (60%) of the world's population might be accounted for by the massive multi-trillion dollar Belt and Road Initiative, which spans over 71 nations. The concept consists of several marine "roads" and overland "belts" of shipping lines that connect Eastern Africa with South-East Asia. Under the project, more than 2,600 projects have been started in various industries, including telecommunication, energy, and transportation. With a projected $575 billion, China's Belt and Road Initiative projects in corridor economies aside from China itself will boost commerce between these nations from 2....

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