Chinese investment in countries aligned with its Belt and Road Initiative rose to unprecedented levels in the first half of 2025, driven by a strategic pivot toward energy and mineral resources.
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Record spending on Belt and Road targets energy and mineral resources
Funding by Chinese companies in 2025 is on pace to double last year's $122 billion
Chinese companies funneled $44 billion into energy-related deals in countries aligned with the Belt and Road Initiative in the first half 2025, the highest since the initiative was launched in 2013.
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