CRS Report IF11735, China Belt and Road Initiative - Economic Issues and US Policy Response

The Congressional Research Service updated its analysis of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), covering PRC global investment flows ($3.6 trillion ODI stock in 2025), debt diplomacy concerns, and US government responses including the BUILD Act/DFC, Export-Import Bank China program, and G-7 infrastructure alternatives. The report notes ongoing 119th Congress debates over USAID dismantlement effects on China...