Half the globe s total wealth. Now a bri project could be a railway in kenya, he could be a port in sri lanka, a bridge in the maldives, the largest project so far has been the china Pakistan Economy corridor. It goes through kunz or rob, which is a Desert Mountain pass on the china pakistan border. The second thing you need to know is that it has two official names, one for inside china and one for outside china. Now initially was called one belt, one road four which sounds great in chinese, a grand plan led by china. The problem is in english, that sounds bossy, like china is dictating to the rest of the world. So if you years ago, the name was changed to the slightly blender but less threatening bell and road initiative. The third thing is that its controversial for some, china has ploughed more than 1 trillion. Their airports and roads that would not exist were it not for chinese investment. But ultimately nothing comes for free. It is in a so called debt trap, where the recipient
hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and in canada, and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead, israeli forces move deeper into gaza city, as more hospitals in the enclave are closing because of the violence and lack of fuel. u.s. president joe biden will meet with xi jingping. we will have a live report from beijing this hour. a surprise announcement from tim scott, as he suspends his presidential campaign, thinning the field vying for the republican nomination. good to have you with us. we begin in the northeast, where the medical situation in gaza is growing more dire, as israel steps up its war against hamas. israeli forces reached the outskirts of the jrefugee camp. the idf has arrest ed 20 allege hamas members. meantime, multiple hospitals in gaza are closing due to air strikes and lack of fuel. aid agencies, say patients and staff are trapped inside the biggest hospital, due to fighting nearby. we have more on the desperate situ