China’s trade with countries participating in its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been expanding and reached 4.24 trillion yuan ($617.5 billion) in the first half of this year. Customs data showed trade with BRI countries for the period was up 9.7% year-on-year. It has outpaced the growth rate of China’s total trade, which remained … Continue reading China’s Silk Road Trade expands to over $600 billion in 2019