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Chinese perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative

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ID9289751
AuthorsMichael Dunford (0000-0002-0028-3130, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, corresponding author), Weidong Liu (0000-0002-8428-7808, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research)
Year2018
Volume12
Issue1
Pages145-167
Publication date2018-11-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-1386 • E-ISSN: 1752-1378
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/cjres/rsy032
OpenAlexW2913765334
LanguageEN
Citations received52
References cited17

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a call for an open and inclusive model of sustainable international economic, political and cultural cooperation and development under the guiding principles of the peaceful coexistence of sovereign states, achieved through multiple types of increased connectivity and financed by new multilateral financial instruments. This article outlines the evolution of the BRI, its relationship to changing conditions in China and the world, and the ideas and thinking that underly it as expressed in official documents and speeches by President Xi Jinping. The relationships between individual and collective interests, the Silk Road Spirit and Chinese concepts of harmony and “different but equal” in a Community of Shared Future and mutual benefit are examined, along with some of the political and economic challenges associated with the coexistence of competing values and social models

Economic geography · Economics · Political science · Belt and Road Initiative · China's Global Influence and Migration · International Development and Aid

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Unique citing works52
Citations per year7,43
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 52

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