Abstract
This chapter discusses infrastructure and specifically the megaproject of China’s President Xi Jinping, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It is sure that infrastructure is a major point to look at the ethic of China along the Belt and Road Initiative. The author pointed the cases of Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Myanmar. This chapter deals with the important question of dispute resolution. The outlook on economy, development impacts, risks and challenges, and arbitration on infrastructure along the Belt and Road shows that infrastructure remains a priority for China, a challenger to the existing international order.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
ADB. 2016. The One Belt, One Road Initiative, Impact on Trade and Growth, Villafuerte, Corong, and Zhuang. 19th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Asian Development Bank, June 15. Accessed November 27, 2018. https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/resources/download/8280.pdf.
Baloch and Bloomberg. 2017. Accessed November 23, 2018. https://balochdiplomacy.wordpress.com/2017/10/26/cpec-is-one-of-the-riskiest-routes-of-bri/.
Belt. 2015. Accessed November 21, 2018. http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/201503/t20150330_669367.html.
Bush III, Richard. 2012, January 31. The Response of China’s Neighbors to the U.S. “Pivot” to Asia. Brookings Institution.
CSIS. 2018. Hillman J.E. Accessed November 27, 2018. https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-five-years-later-0.
Deacons. 2014. A Simple Guide to Arbitration in Mainland China. Hong Kong: Deacons. Accessed November 23, 2018. https://www.deacons.com.hk/assets/Images/Newspercent20andpercent20Insights/Publication/2014/201405_SimpleGuidetoArbitrationinChina.pdf.
(The) Diplomat. 2017. Accessed November 28, 2018. https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/chinas-maritime-great-wall-in-the-south-and-east-china-seas/.
Diwakar, Amar. 2018. China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy Along the Belt and Road. Accessed November 27, 2018. https://thewire.in/world/china-debt-trap-diplomacy-bri.
Dorsey, James M. 2018. China and the Middle East: Venturing into the Maelstrom. New York: Springer.
Erken, Hugo, Michael Every, and Björn Giesbergen. 2018. US-China Trade War: Back to the Future. Accessed November 22, 2018. https://economics.rabobank.com/publications/2018/june/us-china-trade-war-back-to-the-future/.
Gruenwald, Paul. 2017. Accessed November 23, 2018. https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/podcasts/policy/051617-chinas-one-belt-one-road-initiative-overview-and-implications.
Guardian. July 2018. Accessed November 23, 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2018/jul/30/what-china-belt-road-initiative-silk-road-explainer.
Hasan, Rana, et al. 2017. Meeting Asia’s Infrastructure Needs. Asian Development Bank, February. Accessed November 21, 2018. https://www.adb.org/news/asia-infrastructure-needs-exceed-17-trillion-year-double-previous-estimates.
Investment. 2018. Accessed November 23, 2018. http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/FDI-in-Figures-April-2018.pdf-pivot-to-Asia.
Investment Gap. 2016. Bridging Global Infrastructure Gaps. New York, NY: McKinsey Global Institute.
Iris. 2017. Iris #31. Accessed November 27, 2018. http://www.iris-france.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Asia-Focus-31.pdf.
Luft, Gal. 2016. China’s Infrastructure Play: Why Washington Should Accept the New Silk Road. Foreign Affairs 95 (5): 68–75. Accessed November 26, 2018. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/asia/china-s-infrastructure-play; http://www.iags.org/Luft_BRI.pdf.
Macau Daily Times. 2017. Accessed November 28, 2018. https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/new-silk-road-runs-straight-junk-territory.html.
Ma Si. 2017. China to Invest Heavily in Belt and Road Countries. China Daily, May 13.
Moody. 2018. Accessed November 28, 2018. https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-Chinas-Belt-and-Road-Initiative-is-credit-positive-overall%2D%2DPR_372698.
Principles. 2015. Accessed November 15, 2018. http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/201503/t20150330_669367.html.
Scheck, Martin. 2016. Accessed November 23, 2018. http://www.media-outreach.com/release.php/View/2593/Silk-Road-Bond-Bridging-the-Financing-Needs-of-Belt-and-Road-Countries.html.
Stanzel, Angela. 2018. Fear and Loathing on the New Silk Road: Chinese Security in Afghanistan and Beyond. European Council on Foreign Relations. Accessed November 28, 2018. https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/new_silk_road_chinese_security_in_afghanistan_beyond.
Wang Yiwei 王义桅. 2018. Belt and Road Initiative: China’s Rising International Responsibilities (in Chinese). Yidai yilu Zhongguo jue qide tianxia dandang“一带一路”中国崛起的天下担当。 Beijing: People’s Press (人民出版社)。.
Wolff, Peter. c.2016. China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative–Challenges and Opportunities. Accessed November 27, 2018. https://www.diegdi.de/uploads/media/Belt_and_Road_V1.pdf.
Xi. 2016. The Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, May 13, 2017.
Xinhua, Asia Times. 2018. Xinhua, August 28, 2018. Asia Times id. Accessed November 23, 2018. http://www.atimes.com/article/chinas-new-silk-road-gets-a-glossy-new-image/?fb_comment_id=2151864928221162_2152298791511109.
Yuen, Rimsky. 2017. The Belt and Road Initiative and Infrastructure Dispute Resolution: A Few Thoughts. Accessed October 10, 2018. https://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/2017/sj20170919e1.pdf
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Benard, M. (2020). Infrastructure and the Belt and Road Initiative. In: Berlie, J. (eds) China’s Globalization and the Belt and Road Initiative. Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22289-5_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22289-5_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-22288-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-22289-5
eBook Packages: Political Science and International StudiesPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)