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According to a recent report published by the Council on Foreign Relations, "China\u2019s Belt and Road: Implications for the United States," the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), President Xi Jinping\u2019s signature foreign policy undertaking and the world\u2019s largest infrastructure program, poses a significant challenge to U.S. economic, political, climate change, security, and global health interests. The United States has a clear interest in adopting a strategy that both pressures China to alter its BRI practices and provides an effective alternative.

On\xa0May 4, 2021,\xa0the National Committee hosted a virtual program with report co-chairs\xa0Jacob Lew\xa0and\xa0Gary Roughead\xa0and co-authors\xa0Jennifer Hillman\xa0and\xa0David Sacks, as they discussed recommendations for an effective United States response to BRI.