China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first discussed ten years ago. What has happened over the past ten years? Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, BRI’s current state and future trajectories are more confusing and controversial than ever. Do China’s leading coalitions still support BRI? Min Ye discusses the current status and future directions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in conversation with Ka Zeng. 0:00 Introduction 2:20 Who are the BRI actors? 7:48 Global and domestic impact 14:39 Transparency and corruption 20:30 U.S.-China competition 30:14 Economy 32:24 Cooperation About the speakers: https://ncuscr.org/events/chinas-belt-and-road Follow Min Ye on Twitter: @beltbeyond Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube for video of this interview. Follow us on Twitter (@ncuscr) and Instagram (@ncuscr).