Japanese business / Asia macro
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Nikkei Asia · Japan · Belt and Road runs hottest ever, $213bn in 2025, tilting to energy, mining and tech
Frames the record as evidence of a strategic shift: Beijing diversifying into renewables, technology and manufacturing and toward more, smaller deals, hedging the reputational and balance-sheet damage of the early debt-trap era.
“China's Belt and Road investments hit record high on energy deals.”