The belt buckles up: China’s grand plan slims
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The Belt and Road initiative to encircle much of the world with Chinese-funded, Chinese-built infrastructure is growing leaner and more penny-wise. But its ambitions are undimmed. Energy-market turmoil has given a boost to the green transition—a boost that has come with hard truths about the shift’s costs. And a television show about Jesus Christ becomes an unlikely hit.
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| 1:06.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. |
| 1:09.7 | Today, from London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:12.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:20.7 | There's one glimmer of good news amid the global energy crisis sparked by war in Ukraine. |
| 1:26.9 | The green transition got a boost. |
| 1:29.5 | Along the way, some hard truths became clear. Governments are just going to have to accept |
| 1:34.8 | that green power is pricey. And in America, a television show about Jesus Christ has turned out |
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