The End of the Chinese Century? How Xi Jinping Lost the Belt and Road Initiative by Bertil Lintner [Paperback]

The End of the Chinese Century? by journalist Bertil Lintner critically examines China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a vast infrastructure project launched by Xi Jinping in 2013 to expand China’s influence globally. Originally envisioned as a "New Silk Route" to boost China's status as a world leader, the BRI has faced setbacks, with countries like Sri Lanka and Laos caught in debt, and resistance emerging across Asia. Lintner analyzes the BRI's struggles, its implications for China’s global ambitions, and how a potential BRI failure could impact India’s role as a counterbalance to China.