"The editor and contributors of China's Globalization and the Belt and Road Initiative skillfully offer a new perspective on the interaction between globalization and BRI. This is a praiseworthy collection from scholars with expertise in International Relations and Asian Studies." (Behzad Abdollahpour, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Vol. 25 (4), 2020)
1. Chapter 1 Introduction
Jean A. Berlie
2. Chapter 2 The New Silk Road
Jean A. Berlie
3. Chapter 3 Xinjiang and Central Asia’s Pivot of History for the Belt and Road Initiative
Jean A. Berlie
4. Chapter 4 Infrastructure and the Belt and Road Initiative
Manuel Benard
5. Chapter 5 The Greater Bay Area and the Role of Hong Kong and Macau SARs in the Belt and Road Initiative
Jean A. Berlie and Steven Hung
6. Chapter 6 China’s Development of Public Goods in the South China Sea Islands
Zhang Mingliang
7. Chapter 7 China's Globalization and the Belt and Road Project: The Case of Indonesia and Malaysia
Geoffrey C. Gunn
8. Chapter 8 Timor-Leste and the Australia Treaty on Maritime Borders and Implications for the Belt and Road Initiative
Peter Murphy and Jean A. Berlie
9. Chapter 9 Africa-China relations in the context of Belt and Road initiative: Realizing African-Chinese dreams for common development?
Raymond Kwun- Sun Lau
10. Chapter 10 A Chinese-African Cross Cultural Perspective on Dispute Settlement and the Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges and Risks Facing Chinese Investors
Li Ke
11. Chapter 11 Epilogue
Jean A. Berlie
Jean A. Berlie is Researcher at The Education University of Hong Kong, China.
This book explains the importance of globalization and the Belt and Road Initiative, which is one of the essential projects of President Xi Jinping, and where China fits on the global arena. Additionally, the contributors cover such important topics as China’s maritime traffic, infrastructure along the modern Silk Road, the South China Sea, and China’s relationship with Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Hong Kong, and Macao. This edited volume will interest scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of Asian studies, globalization, political science, and Chinese politics.
Jean A. Berlie is Researcher at The Education University of Hong Kong, China.