The Belt and Road Initiative represents an opportunity to internationalise the Chinese model of state-led economic growth supported by massive infrastructure rollouts. With prudent strategy and thorough monitoring, the initiative could herald a departure from decades of unsustainable and failed global infrastructure development.

https://theconversation.com/chinas-green-planning-for-the-world-starts-with-infrastructure-85438

“China’s green planning for the world starts with infrastructure.” The Conversation, 17 Oct 2017, with Asit K. Biswas.