China’s Belt & Road Initiative Investments Stall as Tension in Sudan Escalates

China's global outreach has hit yet another bumper as military conflict continues in Sudan. Clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and a paramilitary group on April 15, resulting in the deaths of nearly 500 civilians. The North African country has been a major receiver of China's Belt and Road Initiative—a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure outreach project. It's often seen as a way for China to gain control of critical systems overseas. Over the years, China has poured more than $20 billion into the nation's infrastructure, including the oil sector, ports, roads, bridges, and power grids. Chinese investments in Sudan are now being dealt a major blow amid the conflict.