special for China. We analyze over 160 specific Belt and Road projects in 10 countries for more than US$ 80 billion overall to … come up with a clear concept of how China chooses its target countries and sectors, what its strategic toolkit is made of …

thus less dependent on China's BRI overland corridors for trade, investment and growth. Nevertheless, the Georgian … government is investing in the one BRI corridor China, Europe route that passes through the Caucuses, partly because it provides … a faster route to China. The potential for larger volume of Chinese transit cargo on this route may also be attractive …

Middle Corridor, both as a regional economic zone comprising Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey but also as an … increasingly attrac­tive alternative route between Europe and China. Russia’s war has disrupted overland connectivity via the New … common interest in enhancing Eurasian connectivity for several reasons: to promote peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus …

Road Initiative in the South Caucasus region -- Chapter 9 Building the Belt and Road: The impact on China and Central Asia … Caucasus -- Chapter 12 China's Belt and Road Initiative and Japan, and its impact on Japan-Central Asia relations -- Chapter 13 … millions) -- Chapter 3 An "inside-out" perspective on the impact of the BRI in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Overview …

: importing goods through both formal and informal trade systems, mainly from China, and re-exporting (in few cases with some …