Ukraine war: One possible casualty may be Beijing’s economic relationship with Kyiv


A new metro line in Kyiv. A US$50 million revamp of a shipping port in Mariupol. A large wind farm on the Black Sea coast.

Since Ukraine signed on in 2017 to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a sweeping trade and investment plan to bolster China’s economic ties with the rest of the world – Chinese contractors and lenders have embarked on numerous ambitious infrastructure projects in the eastern European state.

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