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Three questions on China's “Belt and Road Initiative”

  • Kwok Hon, Leonard CHENG

Research output: Journal PublicationsJournal Article (refereed)peer-review

Abstract

Three broad questions about China's “Belt and Road Initiative” are raised. First, what are likely to be the real objectives behind the Initiative? Second, are investment and trade, considered the “major task” of the Initiative by China, to be driven by market-based transactions, or will they be a form of foreign aid that is not based on economic calculation of gains and losses? Third, which of the 60 or so countries in Asia, Europe and Africa along the Belt and Road will likely be the Initiative's priority targets of economic cooperation?

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)309-313
Number of pages5
JournalChina Economic Review
Volume40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  3. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

  • Belt and Road Initiative
  • China
  • Foreign investment and foreign trade
  • Infrastructure facilities
  • Regional economic cooperation

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