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Tinderbox, Belt & Road: China in the Balkans

Chinese investment has poured into the Balkans, offering much-needed financing. But the conditions around the cash raise concerns of democracy, labor rights and debt. Why are European countries turning to China? And what does it mean for the future? From the copper mines of Serbia to Montenegro’s billion-dollar highway to nowhere, go on the frontlines of China’s economic advances in Europe.

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