China's star-studded Belt and Road summit ended on Monday, after speeches from global statesmen and some serious policy pledges from Xi Jinping, the Chinese president.
The event, held in Beijing, was attended by a who’s who of global politicians including Vladmir Putin, Russia's president Turkey's leader Recep Erdogan, and Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines. Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, and Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, were also in attendance.
The event was designed to publicise the Belt and Road Initiative, still widely known by its previous name One Belt, One Road Obor. A key...
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