China’s promise of responsible belt and road investments is in the hands of its bankers

Over the past few months alone, Chinese banks and corporations have been reinforcing a negative reputation with local people in places like Kenya, Myanmar and Peru, where Chinese-supported projects are taking root. In Kenya, communities have been raising concerns about harm from a coal-fired power project, sending three years of unanswered letters to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), which is financing it. Kenyan litigation has stalled the project.

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