this is a timely, up to date and empirically and analytically rich contribution to our understanding of China's increasingly significant engagement with the Muslim world in general and the nuances and complexities of the BRI in particular. The readers would find much food for thought in this highly recommended volume - a must-read for the students, scholars, and policy makers who want to know more about the multipronged and multifaceted nature of China's engagement
with the Muslim world.
Robert R. Bianchi is a political scientist and international lawyer who has lived and worked in China and the Islamic world for nearly two decades. He earned his Ph.D. and law degree at the University of Chicago, where he also served on the faculty of the political science department and the law school. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer, a three time Fulbright-Hays grantee, and a recipient of the Albert Hourani Book
Prize.