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Take Two: Why G7's Program for Developing Countries is Still No Match for China's Belt & Road_我的网站

A |     凌晨1点，夜色如墨。    The Build Back Better World (B3W) program was pompously announced by the club of seven developed nations to counter China's Belt and Road at the G7 Summit in Cornwall in July 2021. However, little had been heard of the G7's endeavor since then. In June 2022, the Group of Seven decided to breathe new life into the project.,"So far, America has failed to build momentum on its plan to Build Back a Better World," says Francesco Sisci, a Beijing-based China expert, author, and columnist. "However, with this new G7 plan, which includes other countries, this momentum could start to be built. It is a question mark. Nobody is sure until things are realized. But you cannot just underestimate and dismiss this plan, because there is a large commitment of many countries with a large economy and this plan could make big sense.",The G7's grand design envisages laying a secure sub-sea telecommunications cable that will connect Singapore to France through Egypt and the Horn of Africa; creating a COVID-19 vaccine plant in Senegal; expanding solar projects in Angola, including solar mini-grids and home power grids; and establishing an innovative modular nuclear reactor plant in Romania, among other issues.,The US president pledged to mobilize $200 billion in investments in global infrastructure projects over the next five years. The overall investment, including G7 member states and private capital, is expected to reach $600 billion.,"With two competing plans - size matters, at the end of the day," says Sisci. "That is, China may be able to immediately finalize a lot of money in a short time in a number of projects. The G7 countries could be slower, but eventually they could build up momentum and they could channel much more money much more effectively, perhaps, in a much larger number of projects which could stifle Chinese projects.",Sisci suggests that the club of developed capitalist countries "may end up being more effective in many ways [than China], a smaller non-capitalist country.","China, but also Russia, by far, don't have the size, the gravitas to oppose even a divided G7, which is coming together because of this opposition to China or Russia-driven projects," he notes.,UK's Looming Recession is Self-Inflicted, BoJo and BoE are to Blame, Economists Say19 June, 12:09 GMT,G7 Economic & Geopolitical Hurdles,However, some other observers express skepticism over the ability of the US and G7 to implement the project given record-high inflation and cost of living crisis currently engulfing the states. The US, British and European central banks are struggling to tame skyrocketing inflation by raising interest rates to reduce demand, which is prompting recession fears.,"Washington claims they are going to be sending over $200 billion. But where's the money coming from and how is it going to be really used?" asks Thomas W. Pauken II, the author of "US vs China: From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal," a consultant on Asia-Pacific affairs and a geopolitical commentator.,He notes that previously the US Senate voted Biden's landmark Build Back Better initiative down, and for good reason, as Republican congressmen feared that the Democratic administration's spending spree would fan inflation and increase an already bloated national debt.,Pauken also expresses bewilderment over the G7's apparent readiness to embark on the bold international project at a time when the group is involved in the Ukraine crisis with the UK trying to keep the military conflict dragging on. "I mean, it's laughable that they have to think about [competing with] China at this time when they're on the brink of a major war in Europe," the commentator remarks.,Challenge or Opportunity? How China's Digital Silk Road May Change Global Technology Order16 April 2021, 04:00 GMT,Meanwhile, the G7's Global Investment and Infrastructure Partnership cannot be regarded so far as a viable alternative to the Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative that has been implemented for slightly less than a decade, according to Pauken.,"First of all, [the G7] actually need[s] to make these projects work," says the geopolitical commentator. "Other than that solar plant in Angola, I don't see any of these initiatives really working.",In particular, China invested almost $59.5 billion in its comprehensive infrastructure project in 2021 alone. When it comes to crucial elements of the project, the West appears to be lagging behind. While the G7 is still considering building a subsea cable linking Europe and Southeast Asia, China kicked off its Digital Silk Road (DSR) almost seven years ago. The DSR's backbone is the Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE), a 9,300 mile long subsea cable network meant to tie Asia, Africa, and Europe together. The network is designed to transmit over 16Tbps per fibre pair with its Mediterranean section going from Egypt to France having already been laid.,WFP Announces Cuts in Food Rations for Refugees in East, West Africa Due to Lack of Funds20 June, 17:13 GMT,Are Emerging Economies Interested in the G7 Agenda?,There is yet another problem as to how to make these Western projects attractive for Global South nations, the Asia Pacific expert continues. In particular, the G7 has been pushing ahead with a climate change agenda and the plan to cut carbon emissions, which is not relevant for the majority of third-world states which are still reliant on cheaper and more reliable fossil fuels and coal plants, he notes.,"You also have to deal with auditing issues as well as the so-called climate change consultants who go on the ground and on site," he says. "You have to prove that those infrastructure projects are not causing much of a carbon footprint. But most of the major infrastructure does require a big carbon footprint, especially in the emerging markets, because they don't have the same equipment or they don't have the same standards or labor laws as they would have in Western Europe or the US.",Many emerging economies, including African countries, are beginning to have a growing frustration with the US and Europe, according to Pauken. The reality is that Africans and many of the emerging markets want to focus on economic stuff, he notes. However, when the US officials come in, they're talking about climate change or gender equity, and this is not as interesting to developing nations, the commentator emphasizes.,"[Developing nations] want help on improving their agricultural production levels and boosting their energy capacity, which the Russians and the Chinese have been doing," Pauken notes.,Given all of the above, it is unlikely that the G7's Global Investment and Infrastructure Partnership initiative is going to actually happen, argues the geopolitical commentator.,"They're rebranding a failed policy, thinking it might work by using new names and new mergers. Last time it was separate between the EU and separate between the US and they somehow think that if you combine the two failed projects into one, that this will somehow succeed. That's not going to work in the real world," Pauken concludes.。钱塘区义蓬街道南沙村村民赵伯良已起床，跨上那辆跟了自己十几年的三轮车，载着早已码得整整齐齐的蔬菜出了门。半小时后，他到了原义蓬第二初中操场。这里已是一片热闹，蔬菜批发商开始上货，等待第一批买家。

B | 还有像赵伯良这样自产自销的农户，多是夫妻档，摆到中午，二人分工轮转。三个月前，这里还是一片沉睡多年的闲置空地。“我们把这块地打造成了农户自产自销的集聚区，统一管理，很大程度上缓解了此前三十余年的‘野生早市’‘占道经营’等问题。”义蓬街道有关负责人说，在治理过程中，该区域慢慢形成了凌晨批发、白天零售的节奏，“近一个月，我们又推出了夜市，覆盖了傍晚到凌晨时间段。如今这里已成为钱塘江畔24小时都有烟火气的打卡地。

C | ”疏堵之间：从“流浪”到安家“以前我在路边摆摊卖菜，城管来了就躲……”赵伯良将三轮车停在操场指定区域，麻利卸货，一筐青茄、一筐丝瓜、一筐南瓜藤，“再过一两个小时，不少开餐馆的人来采购，到天亮，这批蔬菜基本能卖完。”赵伯良“打游击”的日子也是集市大部分农户曾经的经历。占道经营、交通拥堵、噪音扰民……农户们想就近把地里的菜换钱，居民们想睡个安稳觉、出门不堵车，双方的矛盾交织了有些年头。

D | 今年夏天，义蓬街道牵头，联合城管、交警、市场监管以及头蓬社区、南沙村，尝试将这片废弃操场改造成自产自销集聚区。赵伯良第一时间报了名，经过抽签、签协议，拥有了自己的固定摊位。“雨淋不到，太阳晒不到，还稳定，卖菜底气足了。”4点半，赵伯良妻子周容美骑着电动车赶到，后座篮子里装着刚从地里摘来的丝瓜，叶子上还挂着水珠，泥巴沾在瓜蒂上。她利落地码上摊位，补上之前卖空的缺口，然后再次回家补货。早上6点，集市已是人头攒动。周边居民挎着篮子、推着小车，在各个摊位前挑拣，烟火气蒸腾。

E | “熬了一晚上，营业额差不多500元，挺满意。”赵伯良说，等妻子再次运货来时，自己就跟她换班回家休息。上午是交易高峰期。“以前都在路边买，虽然更近，但选择少。现在多走几步，摊位多，要啥都有，关键是解决了道路堵车的老大难问题。

F | ”住在附近的张女士说。中午入场可购买临时摊位票据，一张2元，最迟可摆到下午6点。下午2点，村民张美娟在周容美边上支起摊子，打开腌菜坛子，沙地萝卜干的咸香味飘了出来。张美娟从前在头蓬菜市场有固定摊位，年纪大了吃不消，自己又闲不住，才选了临时摊位，时间自由。同样灵活的还有四川大哥古仕春——一家玻璃厂的职工，有空的时候就帮家里人来卖一会。“买票进场，有菜就卖，卖完就走。”古仕春说，家里种了些蔬菜，南瓜藤、蒲子、苋菜都是地里现摘的。

G | “市场入口新增了停车区域，实现人车分流，还为农户们搭建了遮阳棚。”市场运营方负责人张帅说，第一步，让农户们愿意留下来摆摊，下一步，打造市场标识，聚拢烟火气。昼夜交替：从菜场到夜市下午4点，多数菜农已经撤退，只有零星几位老人在坚守，摇着扇子拉家常。此时，市场管理人员正一遍遍冲洗地面，空气中弥漫着蔬菜和泥土的气息。太阳逐渐西落，但这片操场的故事远没有结束。傍晚6点，近80辆移动餐车陆续入场，灯牌一一亮起。白天的菜摊被餐车取代，烤生蚝的蒜香、铁板鱿鱼的焦香、柠檬茶的清甜、炸串的油香……天南海北的味道交织升腾，操场再次热闹起来。最出圈的是“董椰椰·海南清补凉”。“95后”董琳亚手速飞快——舀椰奶、加配料、封盖、递给客人。

H | 摊位前一直有人排着队，年轻人举着手机打卡拍照。“第一天卖了50杯，现在一天能卖近300杯。”董琳亚此前特意去海南学艺，用地道的口味换来了人气。张帅介绍，80余个摊位，租金每月1000到1500元，摇号定位置，95%的摊主来自义蓬本地及周边。晚上7点至9点是夜市最热闹的时候，平日流量超千人，周末可达3000人次。“周边商业配套选择不是特别多，没想到这个夜市蛮好逛的，小吃种类很丰富。”住在附近的小沈说，不少人喜欢来这遛娃，给孩子解解馋。夜市开市一个月，摊位月均营收超2万元，头部摊位月营收突破5万元。

I | 背后是治理逻辑的转换——夜市明确40%摊位优先面向本地“三小一摊”，把零散街头巷尾的小餐饮引导到这里集中经营，同时引入第三方团队专业运营。“没想到才一个月时间，就把这个夜市做‘火’了，吸引不少自媒体博主来打卡，未来可以打造头蓬的集市IP。”义蓬街道相关负责人说。凌晨1点，最后一拨顾客散去，餐车灯牌依次熄灭，操场再次安静。但再过一会，赵伯良的车灯又会在乡间小路上亮起。每一天，一拨拨人在这片操场上完成接力，为快速城市化下的基层治理打开了一种新的思考——城市不断向外生长，治理更需要向内深耕。

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