Is China Trying to Conquer the World?

By Marcus Tan

September 18, 2019

BPR writers Marcus Tan & Abdullah Khan discuss the Belt and Road, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and China’s growing capabilities and ambitions in the Indian ocean.

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