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Geocultural Power

China's Belt and Road Initiative

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ID3948890
AuthorsT Winter (0000-0002-5825-6012, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume26
Issue5
Pages1376-1399
Publication date2021-10-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650045.2020.1718656
OpenAlexW3004033912
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited61

This paper examines China’s Belt and Road Initiative as an exercise in geocultural power. To date, Belt and Road has been analysed as a geopolitical and geo-economic initiative, with arguments constructed around the development of infrastructure, trade or finance agreements. This paper introduces the Silk Roads as one of the most compelling geocultural concepts of the modern era to show its strategic value as a platform for cooperation and multi-sector connectivity. A critical analysis of the Silk Roads provides new insights into Belt and Road, revealing how China is mobilising its geocultural potential as a civilisational state to build regional and continental connectivities

China · Economics · Economy · Political science · Power (physics · Belt and Road Initiative · China's Global Influence and Migration · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law

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Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
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