Mapping China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ Initiative (International Political Economy Series)

'Professor Li Xing has been studying the development of emerging countries in general and China in particular for many years, and has put forward the insightful theory of 'Interdependent Hegemony'. This book represents a further deepening and extension of his theory. It is a highly valuable piece of literature.' --Lin Hongyu, Huaqiao University, China 'This book provides an authoritative overview, grounded in critical political economy, of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative and will no doubt become a benchmark for future studies of this complex and ambitious project.' -- Ian Taylor, University of St Andrews, Scotland This book sets out to analyze how the OBOR initiative will influence the world's geo-political and geo-economic environment, with specific regard to the 'Belt and Road' countries and regions. It evaluates what opportunities the OBOR can offer them in light of the constraints they face, paying particular attention to how security issues may keep some nations from fully participating. Questions are also asked about the tension and conflict along the 'Belt' and 'Road', which, after all takes in the Middle East's most tumultuous regions, as well as the much disputed South China Sea. Finally, consideration is given as to how the world's other economic powers will react when the OBOR inevitably brings about capital and resource competitions. Li Xing is Professor and Director of the Research Centre on Development and International Relations at the Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Journal of China and International Studies.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xi China’s Pursuit of the “One Belt One Road” Initiative: A New World Order with Chinese Characteristics? (Li Xing)....Pages 1-27 Understanding the Multiple Facets of China’s “One Belt One Road” Initiative (Li Xing)....Pages 29-56 A Framework for the Study of the One Belt One Road Initiative as a Medium of Principle Diffusion (Anastas Vangeli)....Pages 57-89 The One Belt One Road Initiative and China’s Multilayered Multilateralism (Feng Yuan)....Pages 91-116 The One Belt One Road Initiative and the Changing Multi-scalar Governance of Trade in China (Erja Kettunen)....Pages 117-141 China’s Momentum: The “One Belt One Road” Triple’s Securitisation (Paulo Duarte)....Pages 143-165 Unpacking Economic Motivations and Non-economic Consequences of Connectivity Infrastructure Under OBOR (Ritika Passi)....Pages 167-195 The One Belt One Road Initiative: Reintegrating Africa and the Middle East into China’s System of Accumulation (Justin van der Merwe)....Pages 197-217 Changing Regional Order and Railway Diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a Case Study of Thailand (Laurids S. Lauridsen)....Pages 219-248 A Power Shift Underway in Europe? China’s Relationship with Central and Eastern Europe Under the Belt and Road Initiative (Dragan Pavlićević)....Pages 249-278 Conclusion: The One Belt One Road in the Politics of Fear and Hope (Li Xing, Paulo Duarte)....Pages 279-289 Back Matter ....Pages 291-298