The belt and road initiative: An old archetype of a new development model

Francisco José B.S. Leandro, Paulo Afonso B. Duarte

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Abstract

Introduction This book is an analysis of the developments associated with the Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) five years after Xi Jinping announced both the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the 21st Maritime Silk Road (21MSR). Together, these two dimensions constitute the B&RI, providing the so-called Chinese ‘project of the century’ with regional, inter-regional and global reach. This book aims at assessing the impact of the B&RI in all these dimensions and levels of influence. This is a current and promising theme, not only in the short and medium terms, but also within a broader timescale, reflecting Chinese strategic thinking itself, since Chinese philosophy and culture are oriented towards long-term and inter-generational perspectives. Likewise, both the title of this publication and the way it has been organized result from the empirical perception that China asserts a conservative attitude towards foreign affairs, redesigned in multiple dimensions, to create a perception of domestic unity and global prestige. In this vein of thought, the B&RI is already influencing and will continue to influence, directly or indirectly, the current economic and political order.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages553
ISBN (Electronic)9789811525643
ISBN (Print)9789811525636
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

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  • BRI and the Portuguese speaking countries
  • BRI sustainable and inclusive growth and finance sources
  • Belt and road initiative form a German perspective
  • Central and Eastern Europe, and the BRI
  • China and the great urban projects in cape verde
  • China-EU framework on the belt and road initiative
  • China’s "16 + 1" cooperation
  • China’s blue economy partnership
  • China’s outward direct investment (ODI) and BRI
  • China’s role in the international climate change regime
  • EU legal obstacles to the belt and road initiative
  • Financing of the belt and road initiative
  • India’s selective participation in China’s BRI
  • Latin America, the Caribbean, and BRI
  • Multiplex regionalism in central Asia
  • New silk roads and China’s grand strategy
  • Poland and the BRI
  • The EU’s blue growth strategy
  • Western hemisphere and the BRI

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