Xi defends BRI; says China has no geo-political calculations

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Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping today defended his ambitious multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying China has no "geo-political calculations" and the project will benefit the world.

Touted as Xi's pet project, the BRI has become a major stumbling block in India-China relations as the controversial USD 50 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been listed as its "flagship project".