Updated 2020.05.08 19:24 GMT+8 Pradumna B. Rana and Ji Xianbai Alibaba Cloud logo is seen at 2019 Hangzhou Apsara Conference, September 25, 2019. /VCG Editor's note: Pradumna B. Rana is a visiting associate professor at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Ji Xianbai holds a doctorate from RSIS. They are coauthors of the forthcoming book entitled "China's Belt and Road Initiative: Impacts on Asia and Policy Agenda." A version of this article has appeared earlier as RSIS Commentary. The article reflects the authors' opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. In the shadow of COVID-19, the global economic outlook has become dismal. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently noted that the economic contraction this year will be so bad that only a handful of people in the world will have experienced a similar event in their adult lifetimes. Against this backdrop, the physical infrastructure compon
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