China pushes ahead with Belt and Road projects amid chaotic geopolitics

 A screen shows Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivering a speech during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 5, 2025.

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China has vowed to maintain partnerships with Africa and the rest of the Global South to further its Belt and Road projects despite the shaky geopolitical order.

A spokesperson for the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, said on Tuesday that China will not abandon projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, seeing infrastructure investment as a way to end global poverty and tensions.