Understanding China's Belt and Road Initiative.

• Superior document: Asia in Transition Series ; v.26
• Author: Yu, Hong.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2024.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Asia in Transition Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (227 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Prologue -- My Research Journey with the Belt and Road Initiative -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- 1 China's Push for the BRI in a Changing World: Origins and Motivations -- 1.1 Unveiling of the Belt and Road Initiative: How Significant Is It? -- 1.2 Motivations and Rationale Behind China's BRI Implementation -- 1.3 Issues and Challenges to China's New Silk Road Initiatives -- 1.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2 BRI as China's Platform to Push for Economic Globalisation -- 2.1 Globalisation Characterised by Interconnection and Interconnectivity -- 2.2 Driving Forces Behind China's Push for Economic Globalisation -- 2.3 Infrastructure Development and Connectivity in the BRI Countries -- 2.4 Limitations of China's Push for Economic Globalisation -- 2.5 The Systemic Risks of Globalisation and Call for National Resilience -- 2.6 The Era of Globalisation Calls for a New Type of Global Governance System -- References -- 3 China-ASEAN Cooperation Under the BRI -- 3.1 Southeast Asia and ASEAN -- 3.2 China's Relations with ASEAN: From the Past to Present -- 3.3 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area -- 3.4 The Impacts of China-US Rivalry on ASEAN -- 3.5 The Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia -- 3.6 Challenges for BRI Implementation in Southeast Asia -- References -- 4 Vietnam's Mixed Reactions to China and the BRI -- 4.1 Overview of the China-Vietnam Economic Relations -- 4.2 The Belt and Road Initiative in Vietnam -- 4.3 The Impacts of the China-US Trade War on Vietnam -- 4.4 The Case of Vietnam's Electronics Industry -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 The China-Singapore Chongqing Connectivity Project: A Cornerstone for Bilateral Relations -- 5.1 Literature Review on the Chinese Provinces' Ties with ASEAN.

5.2 The Role of Chinese Provinces in China-ASEAN Relations -- 5.3 Overview of the China-Singapore Relations -- 5.4 Chongqing Connectivity Project and the Western Corridor -- 5.5 Building the Western Corridor Requires the Participation of More Partners -- References -- 6 Riding on the BRI Train: Issues Relating to China's Strengthening Ties with Cambodia -- 6.1 Bilateral Political Relations Between China and Cambodia -- 6.2 China's Strengthening Economic Ties with Cambodia Under the BRI -- 6.3 Positive Effects of Chinese Investments in Cambodia -- 6.4 Issues and Challenges Under BRI Implementation -- References -- 7 China's Efforts to Deepen Its Ties with the Middle Eastern Countries: The Case of Saudi Arabia and Iran -- 7.1 Xi's Visit to Saudi Arabia -- 7.2 Energy as the Core of the Bilateral Ties Between China and Saudi Arabia -- 7.3 China's Ties with the Middle Eastern Countries Under the BRI -- 7.4 The Saudi Arabia-Iran Deal Mediated by China: A Major Geopolitical Shift in the Middle East -- 7.5 Limitations of the Sino-Saudi Economic Ties -- 7.6 Xi's Call for RMB Settlements for Energy Trading and China's RMB Internationalization Strategy -- 7.7 Sino-Saudi Defence Ties -- 7.8 Conclusion -- References -- 8 G7's Plan for Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment: An Alternative to the BRI? -- 8.1 Sino-US Strategic Competition and the U.S.'s "Indo-Pacific Strategy" -- 8.2 The U.S. To Compete with China on Infrastructure Financing and Construction -- 8.3 What is the PGII All About? -- 8.4 The Infrastructure Investment Push Amidst the China-U.S. Rivalry -- 8.5 Unfolding of Competing Regional and Global Connectivity Initiatives -- References -- 9 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's Role in Regional Infrastructure Financing -- 9.1 Establishment of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

9.2 The AIIB's "Asian First" Characteristic -- 9.3 China's Role in the AIIB -- 9.4 The AIIB's Lending Operation in Practice -- 9.5 Moving Forward -- References -- 10 Belt and Road Initiative 2.0 in the Making: How Far Can It Go? -- 10.1 Readjustment of BRI Implementation -- 10.1.1 Renewable Energy Sector -- 10.1.2 Health Care -- 10.2 BRI Implementation in Central Asia -- 10.3 China's Economic Ties with Central Asia: Development and Issues -- 10.4 Readjustment of BRI Implementation in Central Asia -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Reflections on the Belt and Road Initiative at Its 10th Anniversary -- 11.1 BRI Remains Central to China's Foreign Policy Agenda -- References -- Index.