The Blue Dot Network Reading Statistics
When was the Blue Dot Network established?
2019
Australia and Japan
What does the B3W stand for?
Build back better world
With the support of the _______ administration, the G7 countries launched the Build Back Better World, or B3W, project in June ______
Biden and 2021
Even while the BDN is forming, India joined as part of the Joint Statement for a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in February -----
2020
Who are the 2 main vendors that participate in the BDM?
Financial and Construction vendors
The US pledged $_ Billion in support of the Three Seas Initiative through the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
1 billion
US companies, such as GE and ________, have participated in BRI cooperation and benefited from it.
Honywell
How many trillion dollars are needed by 2040 to support global infrastructure economic growth?
94 trillion dollars
The GPI is an abbreviation for------
Global Procurement Initiative
What are the G7 countries?
Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States
The US also deepened coordination with countries including Japan, Australia, and _____ to offer states in the region more low-interest loans.
India
China owns external loan debt for seven countries that exceed ----- of their GDP
25%
Who should manage the BDM administration board?
Mix of G20 or UN infrastructure and finance experts
Mention at least 5 countries from the Indo-Pacific region
China, India, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia and Philippines
True or False:
The Biden administration had a very negative view of BRI, however the trump administration had a positive wider view.
False
How many trillion dollars are needed for the United States to repair existing infrastructure?
4.5 trillion dollars
Mention the 3 standards of the Blue Dot Network
quality, transparency, and life-cycle cost.
Former US defense secretary _______said: No one nation should put itself into a position of dictating 'one belt, one road'
Jim Mattis
Who accused China of using so-called "debt diplomacy" to expand its influence from the US administration?
Mike Pence