Canada can’t afford to miss the boat on the Belt and Road

A handful of Canadian businesses have already stepped up with investments along the cross-continental route.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, hosted Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, in Ottawa last September. Mr. Li's government is looking for international support for a massive infrastructure project that will make it easier to ship people and goods between China and the rest of the world.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY EVA BUSZA, IRIS JIN

May 24, 2017

Beijing’s Belt and Road summit and gala last week was not just an elaborate dinner party and display of theatrics. It was China’s version of an invitation to the global community to engage with its most ambitious trade and infrastructure project yet: the US$1-trillion Belt and Road Initiative. ...

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