Schon vor der Corona-Pandemie belasteten finanzielle und geopolitische Probleme die "Neue Seidenstraße": Chinas Gesamtinvestitionen gehen seit Jahren zurück, wichtige Bauprojekte sind unrentabel, die Partner in Ost- und Südosteuropa wenden sich ab, und umweltschädliche Vorhaben stoßen...

Schon vor der Corona-Pandemie belasteten finanzielle und geopolitische Probleme die "Neue Seidenstraße": Chinas Gesamtinvestitionen gehen seit Jahren zurück, wichtige Bauprojekte sind unrentabel, die Partner in Ost- und Südosteuropa wenden sich ab, und umweltschädliche Vorhaben stoßen...

This paper aims at investigating whether and how the intensity of trade between a pair of countries changes when they experience improvements in their infrastructural systems. We carry out our analysis considering countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a project...

There is a growing body of work examining the benefits, drawbacks, and consequences of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and given China’s global ascendance, the BRI is expected to have a significant impact on a vast and geopolitically important region.The simple fact is that India is...

This report examines key aspects of the European Union-China economic relationship, including trade, investment and China’s key strategic project overseas, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We conclude that China is, and will continue to be, a major trade and investment partner for EU...

Introduction / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- China and South Asia : new drivers / Srikanth Kondapalli -- China and South Asia : future scenario / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- BRI, neo-tribute system and international financial assistance : perspectives for South Asia / R Srinivasan -- China's...

This book offers critical insights into the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from an EU perspective. It analyzes the political, cultural, and diplomatic effectiveness of Xi's efforts to expand socio-cultural ties and build new trade corridors between Europe and the Far East, and sheds...

"This book studies the geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It argues that BRI has the potential to redesign the spatial and territorial dimensions of governance and effectively counterbalance the hitherto predominant hegemonies of the Anglo-American...

"Southeast Asia's interactions with China have tremendously transformed and prospered in the recent decades, with China becoming ever more present on Southeast Asian soil in recent history, touching all dimensions: economic, political, social, and cultural. The current ASEAN-China dynamics are...

Healthcare collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative : challenges and opportunities / Yuan Xuchuan -- The "twin industrial parks" : a study on the development of MCKIP and its perceived impacts on local communities / Cheng Ming Yu, Cham Tat Huei, Ng Kar Yee, and Tai Shzee Yew -- Mobility...

Belt and Road Initiative: a framework to address challenges and unlock potential for high-quality and inclusive growth -- The decentralizing international trade architecture: perspectives from and role of Asia -- spatial panel analysis on ASEAN-China trade links -- Why participate in the "one...

An overview of the transnational migration and public governance in Asian member countries under the Belt and Road -- China's incoming and outgoing migration under the Belt and Road Initiative : status quo, problems and challenges -- The Belt and Road and the immigration risks from the border :...

Introduction / Mher D. Sahakyan -- Eurasia between multipolarity and multilateralism / Heinz Gärtner -- Building a community with a shared future for mankind : the new international vision of the Chinese development model / Yuntian Zheng -- China's digital Silk Road and Eurasian Economic Union...

"This book showcases how the People's Republic of China (PRC) has been utilizing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to reshape the global order. Dissecting China's increasingly assertive international behaviour, the book demonstrates how the PRC projects its self-perception onto the...

Foreword / by Thanos Dokos -- Introduction: The Belt and Road and EU international relations policy and law / Vassilis Ntousas and Stephen Minas -- The Belt and Road Initiative as China's approach to global governance : implications for China-EU relations and economic cooperation / Yun Zhao and...

"This edited volume critically examines the changing dynamics of multidimensional relations between China, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia in an emerging "multiplex world". It challenges both extremes of "Sinophobia" and "Sinophilia" by studying the real "pragmatist" China. This...

Introduction -- Silk Roads History and Case Country Institutional Dynamics -- Profile of Case Actors and Cases -- CMPort's Investments in Sri Lanka -- China Merchants' Investments in Djibouti -- China Merchants' Investment in Belarus -- Cross-Case Generalizations and Policy Implications --...

As rail represents an efficient and sustainable transport system, the Trans-European railway network has become subject to special attention from European transport policy. The political objectives are to shift 30 % of freight to rail by 2030, 50 % by 2050, and to reduce passenger trips on road...

As rail represents an efficient and sustainable transport system, the Trans-European railway network has become subject to special attention from European transport policy. The political objectives are to shift 30 % of freight to rail by 2030, 50 % by 2050, and to reduce passenger trips on road...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an international trade and development strategy. Launched in 2013, it is one of the ways China asserts its role in world affairs and captures the opportunities of globalisation. The BRI has the potential to enhance development prospects across the...

A history of economic connections across the Asian landmass -- Asia divided : China and Central Asia during the Soviet era -- Five independent states : 1991-2013 -- The BRI : Central Asian case studies.

"European Perceptions of China and Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative is a collection of fourteen essays on the way China is perceived in Europe today. These perceptions - and they are multiple - are particularly important to the People's Republic of China as the country grapples with...

This book seeks to illuminate what China's Belt and Road initiative truly means for the global south, offering historical context and explaining the vision that the Chinese State has in coordinating actions in the territorial, political and economic spheres in a multilateral pretension. How does...