US' copycat moves demonstrate BRI's worth

Has the United States come to recognize the Belt and Road Initiative as a model for global development?

Ten years have passed since President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative, which contained six economic corridors and six routes, and multiple countries and ports. Today, the US is adopting the same model to promote global development — at least that's what its proposed joint development projects suggest.

The US and some of its allies are supporting the development of the Lobito Corridor to connect Angola, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with investments to extend the railway that may become the primary transportation mode connecting the DRC and Zambia with the global markets through the Port of Lobito in Angola.