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Back to Work (Trivuim China, 1 min read) China returned from its extended New Year holiday on Monday but activity remains subdued. Traffic on the Shanghai metro was 20% below normal while weekend rail travel was down 80% compared with the end of the 2019 New Year holiday.
Assessment of the Effects of Infrastructure Investment Under the Belt and Road Initiative (China Economic Review) Some countries have suffered from China’s BRI initiative while trade and labour links have become more concentrated. Most countries have, however, seen benefits to economic growth and terms of trade.