THE EU risks 'losing the Western Balkans' to China, one German diplomat has warned, over fears some nations are becoming increasingly economically dependent on Beijing.
is pouring money into three Balkan states under leader Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project. China's Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, is Beijing's trillion-dollar attempt to secure influence across the world's most important trade routes. The initiative has alarmed the US so much that it has organised a counter initiative, called the Blue Dot Network in 2019.
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