Danger ahead: US bumps in China’s global belt and road | SCMP

“Beijing’s ambitions to link countries and continents through infrastructure have hit a hazard in Romania, with Bucharest abandoning plans for a joint nuclear energy project. American pressure could mean a rethink in strategy for other small allies that do business with Chinese partners, observers say.”

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Europe’s ‘17+1’ countries dissatisfied with China relations, report says, as summit is postponed | SCMP

“Trade deficit with China has grown and the 17 Central and Eastern European nations should demand more from Beijing, European scholars write. Coronavirus has forced the delay of China’s summit with the bloc, multiple sources confirm.”

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