ABSTRACT
This book examines the progress and reception of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in key subregions of Asia, Africa and Europe.
Through its exploration of the patchwork of distinctive sub regions of each continent, the book analyses how well the BRI accommodates sub regional variation as it attempts to integrate Asia, Africa, and Europe under Chinese auspices. Individual chapters focus on how developing subregions experience BRI relations with China, while others focus on how liberal powers seek to compete with China’s BRI agenda. The contributions also gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the BRI in regional settings and point to its future implications.
Offering a panoramic view of the vast mosaic of Asian, African, and European sub regions targeted by the BRI, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of International Relations and Global Political Economy as well as Chinese politics and those with an interest in the Belt and Road Initiative more broadly.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|29 pages
Introduction
part II|94 pages
BRI in Asia
chapter 2|17 pages
South Korea's response to the BRI
chapter 3|16 pages
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
part III|31 pages
BRI in Europe
part IV|82 pages
BRI in Africa
chapter 11|13 pages
China–Africa Overseas Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone Project Cooperation
chapter 12|16 pages
Worlds of Work in the Belt and Road
part V|41 pages
Strategic overview
part VI|22 pages
Conclusion