COLUMNIST-OPINION: Healthcare BRI can help China redeem itself

Ravi Velloor

 A 35-year veteran of the trade, he has reported from across Asia, and the US. Formerly Foreign Editor and South Asia Bureau Chief of ST, he is as much at ease with global business and macro-economic issues as he is with diplomacy and international politics. A Jefferson Fellow, Ravi previously worked with Bloomberg News, Time Warner magazines and Agence France-Presse.
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Coronavirus: Healthcare BRI can help China redeem itself

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Such a project will help Beijing defuse a backlash over the pandemic while meeting the long-term needs of its Belt and Road Initiative partners

On a holiday in Prague last September, my wife and I were led by a tour guide past the John Lennon Wall, a symbol of democracy, and into the inner city.

A car making its way down a pedestrians-only cobblestone road caught his attention, and his good humour vanished. In the vehicle were two Chinese men, barely out of their teens.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 27, 2020, with the headline ‘Healthcare BRI can help China redeem itself’.
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