Introduction

This book seeks to illuminate what China’s Belt and Road initiative truly means for the global south, offering historical context and explaining the vision that the Chinese State has in coordinating actions in the territorial, political, and economic spheres in a multilateral pretension.

Key Questions

How does the BRI generate economic returns for China, and what are the political and economic impacts of the BRI?

Purpose and Audience

In this provocative and deeply researched new work, the authors provide a new framework for understanding the BRI, one which will be useful to scholars, policymakers, and economists.