China's 'Belt & Road' Initiative: 23 things you want to know
The ambitious Chinese 'One Belt One Road' Initiative will see the participation of at least 60 countries.
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Villagers in northern Laos recall the arrival of Chinese investors a few years ago. The investors offered them good money to rent their untilled land and wanted to grow bananas on it. In impoverished Laos, the offer was generous. Three years later, the Chinese-driven banana boom has brought jobs and high wages, but pesticides and polluted water sources have left the locals with mixed feelings.
