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China's Belt and Road will outgrow its teething woes: Panel

Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Mon, Apr 8, 2019 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    CHINA'S flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may have hit some speed bumps at the outset, but there's no hiding from its ambitions and its progress, observers here have said.

    Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and shipping veteran Teo Siong Seng both weighed in on the rising giant at a panel after the Singapore Maritime Lecture on Monday.

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