The initiative is one of the biggest development programmes in history. Ten years on, the government is bailing out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of loans to protect its development banks from default. So should the BRI be regarded as a success and what comes next? The FT's James Kynge talks to the Overseas Development Institute's Yunnan Chen. #beltandroadinitiative #china #geopolitics #beijing #internationalpolitics #globalpolitics #internationalrelations #strategicinfluence #foreignpolicy #diplomacy See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on the economy. ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes'