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Shan Saeed is chief economist at Kuala Lumpur-based IQI Global, the largest real estate agency network in Southeast Asia.<\/em><\/p>\n

China’s Belt and Road Initiative program is big — so big that it scares political leaders in Western countries while at the same time providing them with an easy target for criticism.<\/p>\n

The BRI encompasses more than 130 countries. The World Bank estimates more than half a trillion dollars of BRI projects are planned, underway or already complete.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to read the full article.<\/p>\n

Source: Nikkei Asian Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"