Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the ‘Belt and Road’ forum

Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative.
More than a dozen leaders from Africa, Asia and the Mideast were flying into Beijing, following the arrivals of Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday.
Under the Belt and Road Initiative, a signature policy of President Xi Jinping, Chinese companies have built ports, roads, railways, power plants and other infrastructure around the world in a bid to boost trade and economic growth.
But the massive Chinese development loans that funded the projects have also burdened some poorer countries with heavy debts.
A flurry of diplomacy is expected on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum, whose main events are on Wednesday.