Modi’s tightrope walk on Belt and Road
Xi said he would happily accept an invitation from Prime Minister Modi to hold a second ‘informal’ summit in India, likely to be in early 2019.
One reason why China chose to host the June 9 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, a picturesque port of colonial-era buildings and perfectly manicured gardens, is that it is a key stop on Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Eurasia is the heart of the BRI, so for Xi, hosting the SCO in Qingdao was an
