Has the Belt and Road Initiative Become a Political Liability for China?

Alicia García-Herrero ()
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Alicia García-Herrero: Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis
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No 2019-28, HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief Series from HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Abstract: The Belt and Road is considered a grand plan for China’s global expansion and has elicited strong reactions from the rest of the world. The Initiative has evolved to become more of a soft-power tool with a lot of its projects now appear to be strategic rather than economic in nature. A recent analysis confirmed that sentiment towards the Initiative has worsened in many countries, with the only exceptions being the Middle East and North Africa.

Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative; public perceptions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2019-06, Revised 2019-06
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