China's Resource Risks

On the right is a photo of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's River Crabs installation at the Hirschorn Museum in Washington, D.C.

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The word for river crabs in Mandarin is hexie, which is a homonym for "harmony" and also a slang term for censorship. 

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This image captures what this blog hopes to achieve--to show that harmony in resource and infrastructure projects is illusive. To the contrary, such ventures often lead to discord within China and in the "neighborhood."  

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The issues at stake are often inadequately discussed, partly due to censorship in China, but also as a result of the sheer number of projects underway as a result of Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative, launched in 2013.

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This blog will focus on the resources projects China is undertaking along its borders and farther afield.  We hope to identify the risks involved for China and host countries.

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