Funding by Chinese companies in 2025 is on pace to double last year’s $122 billion
Chinese companies funneled $44 billion into energy-related deals in countries aligned with the Belt and Road Initiative in the first half 2025, the highest since the initiative was launched in 2013.
ZHAO XUAN and HAN WEI, Caixin
August 25, 2025 09:00 JST
Chinese investment in countries aligned with its Belt and Road Initiative rose to unprecedented levels in the first half of 2025, driven by a strategic pivot toward energy and mineral resources.