Key Points: - As part of a long-term strategy, China needs to improve investment treaty network to enhance protections for foreign investors.- In the short and medium-term, investors need to carefully consider investment insurance products to protect their foreign investments.- BRI investors...

The Philippines government’s Build Build Build (BBB) initiative that aims to improve infrastructure in the country creates multisector opportunities for foreign investors and enables synergies for mainland Chinese investors and financial institutions in light of the BRI.The political...

Mainland Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) and construction projects in countries in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) have increased by 85% and 33%, respectively, since the start of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with growth concentrated in Indonesia, Malaysia, the...

Thailand is an appealing FDI destination for mainland Chinese investors operating in traditional andinnovative economic sectors, but they need to compete with other foreign investors. The Thai Government has sophisticated multilevel planning and developmental strategies to improve the domestic...

Vietnam is an appealing FDI destination but a very competitive environment for Chinese investors. They have to compete with other investors who are well-established and enjoy a good reputation among the Vietnamese. Geopolitical issues and historical considerations hinder the potential for FDI...

In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that he wanted to resurrect the legendary Silk Road; he proposed a titanic project to build hundreds of roads, bridges, and railroads to connect China and Europe. In China, the government also speaks of the ‘Belt and Road initiative' (One Belt, One...

This article analyses dispute resolution in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from the perspective of the debate on unity, diversity and fragmentation of international law. This article presents a critical perspective that although the BRI preaches unity through greater economic (and...