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The Belt and Road Initiative — China's $1 Trillion Infrastructure Strategy
China has lent over $1 trillion to developing countries to build ports, roads, railways, and power plants. Here's the economics of the Belt and Road Initiative — what China gets, what recipient countries get, and what 'debt trap diplomacy' actually means.
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◈ Explanation🔬 Deep DiveAdvancedInnovation & Technology › Innovation & Technology Policy
The Global IP System — TRIPS, Access, and the Politics of Intellectual Property
The WTO's TRIPS Agreement exported U.S. and European IP standards to the entire developing world. Developing countries pushed back. The HIV/AIDS access crisis showed the stakes. Here's how the global IP system works — and why it remains contested.
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