Source: @David Thomas on LinkedIn
A quick scan of the world map identifying more than 3,485 Chinese Government-financed projects in 138 developing countries (see the Infographic below from Visual Capitalist) is a good reminder to OECD countries to find ways of working with China to shape the new world order of the future, rather than clinging to the creaking past.
Of particular note are China’s “One Belt One Road” (making China the central player in a more prosperous, interconnected Asia) and the economic rise of continental Africa (in which China is the top trading partner) with Pakistan, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka singled out as “striking symbols of Chinese influence” in the emerging world.