Kate Bullivant

It's a domain of boundary pushing that tests the limits of what your opponents consider tolerable. And it's a strategy that journal chief correspondent Naharika Mandana reports China has been embracing across a swath of Asia as it looks to cement its power. Naharika, let me just say first off, for our journal subscribers, I think it's worth checking out the link to your story.

We've left a link to that in our show notes. The graphics showing Chinese military activity in the waters around Taiwan or the buildup of Chinese settlements in the Himalayas is really quite eye-catching stuff.

We've left a link to that in our show notes. The graphics showing Chinese military activity in the waters around Taiwan or the buildup of Chinese settlements in the Himalayas is really quite eye-catching stuff.

And one location we haven't discussed on the podcast before is China's border with Bhutan, where this strategy also seems to be playing out. Tell us about the significance here.

And one location we haven't discussed on the podcast before is China's border with Bhutan, where this strategy also seems to be playing out. Tell us about the significance here.

So how are affected countries responding to that aggression?

So how are affected countries responding to that aggression?

That was Journal chief correspondent Naharika Mandana. Naharika, thanks so much for your time. Thanks very much, Kate. And speaking of the rivalry between the world's greatest powers, we've been working on a special series about how Beijing is using its trillion-dollar Belt and Road infrastructure programme to undercut American dominance on the world stage.

That was Journal chief correspondent Naharika Mandana. Naharika, thanks so much for your time. Thanks very much, Kate. And speaking of the rivalry between the world's greatest powers, we've been working on a special series about how Beijing is using its trillion-dollar Belt and Road infrastructure programme to undercut American dominance on the world stage.

All three episodes of Building Influence are available now on the What's News feed. We've left a link to them in our show notes. And that's it for What's News for this Thursday morning. Today's show was produced by Daniel Bark with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff. And I'm Kate Bullivant for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. We'll be back tonight with a new show.

All three episodes of Building Influence are available now on the What's News feed. We've left a link to them in our show notes. And that's it for What's News for this Thursday morning. Today's show was produced by Daniel Bark with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff. And I'm Kate Bullivant for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. We'll be back tonight with a new show.

Until then, thanks for listening.

Until then, thanks for listening.

Als China im Jahr 2013 Belt and Road begann, war seine Wirtschaft schnell aufgewachsen, bei fast 8% im Jahr. Das machte es für Beijing einfacher, Investitionen auf große Infrastrukturprojekte aufzubauen. Seitdem hat China viele Herausforderungen. Die Covid-19-Pandemie, die Verlängerung ihres Wohnungssektors, die Verlängerung der lokalen Regierungstechnik,

Als China im Jahr 2013 Belt and Road begann, war seine Wirtschaft schnell aufgewachsen, bei fast 8% im Jahr. Das machte es für Beijing einfacher, Investitionen auf große Infrastrukturprojekte aufzubauen. Seitdem hat China viele Herausforderungen. Die Covid-19-Pandemie, die Verlängerung ihres Wohnungssektors, die Verlängerung der lokalen Regierungstechnik,

Auch die öffentliche Frustration über die Entscheidung von Beijing, die Investitionen im Ausland zu channeln, wenn es noch Zuhause Anforderungen gibt. Wie wir letzte Woche gehört haben, begann China's Belt and Road-Investment in 2018 zu steigen. Und auch heute bleibt seine ausländische Lendung viel niedriger als ihr Peak, obwohl es immer noch rund 80 Billionen Dollar pro Jahr ist.

Auch die öffentliche Frustration über die Entscheidung von Beijing, die Investitionen im Ausland zu channeln, wenn es noch Zuhause Anforderungen gibt. Wie wir letzte Woche gehört haben, begann China's Belt and Road-Investment in 2018 zu steigen. Und auch heute bleibt seine ausländische Lendung viel niedriger als ihr Peak, obwohl es immer noch rund 80 Billionen Dollar pro Jahr ist.

Brad Parks von A-Data sagt, dass China immer noch eine Verleumdung von den Verlusten der ersten Jahre des Programms ist.

Brad Parks von A-Data sagt, dass China immer noch eine Verleumdung von den Verlusten der ersten Jahre des Programms ist.

So what's China doing to cut down on risk? For starters, let's look at who's doing the lending. Remember how we said in Episode 1 that in the early years of the programme, Chinese development banks were spraying money across the world to open new markets? Well, state-backed commercial banks are doing a lot more of the financing these days.