Infrastructure (Public Works) – Page 20

What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and How Is It Changing?

Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his signature aid initiative.

By Keith Bradsher

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How Nepal’s Deal With China for an Airport Became an Albatross

China called the project a “signature” of its cooperation with Nepal. Insiders and documents reveal the pitfalls of China’s infrastructure-at-any-cost model.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi Bhadra Sharma and Claire Fu

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State and Local Governments Have Billions in Pandemic Aid Left to Spend

Two years after the federal government approved $350 billion in emergency funding for states and localities to respond to the public health crisis, much of the funds have not been used.

By Madeleine Ngo

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Tom Conway, Steelworkers President and Biden Ally, Dies at 71

A tough but pragmatic negotiator, he led his union through decades of tumult, then helped drive through the president’s infrastructure plans.

By Clay Risen