Wang Yi angers Chinese netizens by touting Belt and Road abroad

Big spending questioned as people back home struggle

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a Belt and Road Forum news conference in Beijing on Oct. 18. © Reuters

MARRIAN ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's argument that China should continue to build infrastructure in developing countries under its Belt and Road Initiative has sparked outrage on the internet back home.

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