Peter Koenig, a Swiss geopolitical analyst based in China, is a former World Bank senior economist and a non-resident senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, a Beijing-based think tank. In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Li Xiaoyang, Koenig shared his views on the significance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in joint global development. Edited excerpts from their conversation follow:
Beijing Review: How do you view the significance of the BRI in global development over the past decade?
The BRI has had an enormous impact around the world. It has become the globe’s most significant development program, connecting the participating countries