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Europe Takes A Cue From India: Calls Out China’s Hidden Agenda In One Belt One Road Initiative
Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
European panellists who spoke at an event organised by Brussels based South Asia Democratic Forum expressed serious reservations about the intention behind China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project, ANI has reported.
“What China wants is actually to take over. They want to be the global leader. For us in Europe is a problem because they want to push us out of the market. For example, Central Asia - If China is providing funds for new infrastructure projects, they have a lot of influence. So, when China sets rail tracks, there won't be any German or French projects. Only Chinese train will run on those tracks,” Director of research, South Asia Democratic Forum, Siegfried O. Wolf told ANI.
These comments are a sign of global opposition to China’s much-hyped OBOR project. The project was personally pushed by the Chinese President Xi Jinping and is seen as a sign of its rise as a ‘superpower’ in the world. Also, India being the first country to oppose the OBOR project officially, might welcome Europe’s stance.
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