In debt to China, what if countries can’t pay up

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In debt to China, what if countries can’t pay up

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Experts worry that the Belt and Road initiative is laying a debt trap for borrowing governments and in turn, causing a huge debt burden for China. Will the Belt and Road initiative be able to come to fruition given the current economic climate?

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