This book covers the theoretical and historical background of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), its legal, security and environmental preconditions as well as economic, financial and social motivations, and China's interaction with the world economy, etc. It reviews what China has achieved in its reform and opening-up and the progress it has made in implementing the BRI with partner countries/regions, and looks into the future of the BRI.
About the Author
Marek Hrubec,the Director and a Senior Research Fellow of the Centre of Global Studies, Czech Academy of Sciences, and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and of the International Academic Committee of the China-CEE Institute under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is the author, co-author and editor of many books and articles about globalization, China-Central Europe relations and cross-cultural dialogues.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgment
Introduction
PART 1 Theoretical, Legal and Environmental Preconditions of the Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative Following the Keystones of China's Civilisation and Opening Up
The Legal Aspects of the Belt and Road Initiative
China's Economic and Legal Interdependence on the Global Stage
The Living Environment and Sustainability Application within China's Natural Resources
PART 2 The Economic and Financial Dynamic in PR China and the Belt and Road
Capital Flows of China
New Challenges in Project Financing of the Belt and Road Initiative
Analysis of the Development and Expanding of China's Internet Economy
PART 3 The China-Europe Economic Interactions and the "17+1 Cooperation"
Chinese Cooperation with Europe in Trade and Investment: 40 Years
New Era of China-EU Investment Protection
China's Active Participation in International Rule-setting: The Case of the "17+1 Cooperation" within the Belt and Road Initiative Framework
PART 4 A Case Study: Czech-China Economic Interactions
The Current Situation, Trends and Countermeasures of Bilateral Trade between China and the Czech Republic
Czech-China Economic Relations
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GLOBAL CHINA: Opening up and the Belt and Road Initiative