ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the connection between the BRI and Chinese policies for international cooperation in higher education (HE) and science & technology (S&T). It argues that Chinese stakeholders make the connection work in two directions: the BRI is used as an instrument to promote China’s HE and S&T agendas, and international cooperation in HE and S&T is used to promote the BRI. The concepts of education and science diplomacy are used to analyse the roles of state and non-state actors. The chapter finds that efforts to build the relationship are primarily state driven. Finally, the chapter discusses what this development means for China’s position in HE and S&T, and for other parts of the world. Who may benefit and who may lose out?
