Kidnappings and ghost towns on China’s Belt and Road: 10 years of Xi Jinping's master plan #xinjiang

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/KkhNnsvhyPY China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a $1 trillion (£800 billion) programme aimed at boosting China’s influence around the world, was launched 10 years ago under the guiding hand of Xi Jinping, the country’s president. Beijing touts the programme as a success, a network of trade and transport links, but critics say that it is a debt trap and fosters government corruption. We travelled to China’s neighbour Kazakhstan where BRI was unveiled a decade ago to assess the initiative – and hear about the human cost. Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.