China is increasingly facing 'BRI backlash' across the world

[TexasTowelie]

Beijing [China], December 21 (ANI): Discontentment is growing against Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects with Beijing facing a "BRI backlash" in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe.

The BRI is facing a wide range of impediments in implementation, including strikes, riots, public protests, corruption scandals, natural disasters, public health restrictions, political transitions, bankruptcies, loan defaults, contractual disputes, lawsuits, and ruptures in diplomatic relations, reported Canada-based think tank, International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).

A Chinese project in Europe particularly in Serbia (Copper mining) is facing flak from environmentalists as it would pollute land and water.

Similarly in Georgia, local workers are complaining about low pay and dangerous working conditions in the Tiblisi-Batumi railway project.

In Greece also public protests were witnessed due to privatization of the ports and long working hour concerns.

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[DonCoquixote]

1. muahahahA WELCOME TO THE PERILS OF EMPIRE CHINA!

Where even those you help hate you!

[TexasTowelie]

2. Wait until the customers find out about the safety of the infrastructure.

There was video posted here the other day that detailed the shoddy engineering approaches and corruption related to construction projects. Things might look nice and shiny now, but there may also be a short shelf-life.

[Irish_Dem]

5. China is famous for shoddy construction due to corruption and lack

of oversight. Poor construction materials, cutting corners, and low industry standard are rampant.

Called Tofu Construction, the buildings are so structurally unsound, they are like jiggly blocks of tofu and crumble at the slightest provocations.

[Hekate]

3. May the People of the Earth prevail over the People's Republic. nt

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes indeed. This is going to put China in a bind I think.

If they start treating the rest of the world better than it treats its own citizens that might not fly with the Chinese people.

For example if the Chinese start building higher quality buildings elsewhere, the Chinese will of course know that fairly soon and resent their government when their own buildings collapse and kill people.

[Hekate]

8. Sadly for the Chinese people, their government is very good at erasing both history and news...

The vast majority have no idea the Tienanmen Square protest and massacre ever took place at all. There was a memorial statue in Hong Kong, but last week I read that it was recently cut apart and taken away by the authorities.

There’s nothing much we outside China can do for the Chinese, but I hope mightily that other nations — and their people — can slow down that nation’s incursions.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yes of course. But the problem is there are now Chinese people stationed

overseas and working globally. Going to be harder to keep secrets.
But yes it is going to be more of a global issue than domestic.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Very good news. China's ruthless policies don't translate well in other countries.

The Chinese people have no choice or they face death or imprisonment. Looks like China cannot get away with such tactics in the rest of the world.

This is going to hurt China in a number of ways, not just in the pocketbook, but in terms of their desire to be a regional power with soft influence all over Asia. Being a regional power is a must for them if they wish to be a global super power.

[soryang]

7. Another coming collapse of China report

The US still won't win any votes for UN resolutions against China in the UN general assembly. There are objective cultural, social, and political reasons why underdeveloped countries are underdeveloped. The trend in the underdeveloped world isn't going in the US's favor either. This "backlash" piece is in the China Mirage variety. That would refer to US reporting on China, Korea, and Vietnam from US media in the 40s, 50s, and 60's which bordered on delusional. See The China Mirage, the Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia by James Bradley.