Known locally as the Yida project after its main investor, Yida Zhang, the scheme includes plans for a manufacturing hub which promises several hundred jobs and increased exports. Q&A Cities of the New Silk Road: what is China's Belt and Road project? The development encroaches on coastal land and several tiny unspoilt islands that fall within Antigua’s largest marine reserve, protected by law since 2005. “If it can happen in a marine protected area, where else can it happen?”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Vegetation cleared to make way for the project. ‘If it can happen in a marine protected area, where else can it happen?’ said Arica Hill.

Source: The Guardian June 20, 2019 07:52 UTC