BRI helps developing countries boost growth and connectivity: American expert

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BRI helps developing countries boost growth and connectivity: American expert

STORY: BRI helps developing countries boost growth and connectivity: American expert DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of BRI projects 2.SOUNDBITE (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago STORYLINE: American academic Khairy Tourk says that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has helped developing countries boost growth and connectivity by building infrastructure. SOUNDBITE (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor of economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago "It's essentially a connectivity project. We see physical connectivity in the sense of connecting China with Asia, Europe and Africa, and other nations. And this is done through building roads, rails, ports, and bridges. One barrier that hindered the development was that of infrastructure. They didn't have the capital to build roads, bridges, ports, etc. Here comes China. It has both the funds and experience

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