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The gender gap in China’s Belt and Road
The gender gap in China’s Belt and Road
Hope Marshall, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 12 August 2021
When Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), he promised to “promote common development and prosperity so as to bring benefits to our people.” But nearly eight years later, the “people” that have benefited most from the BRI are predominantly men.
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