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Journal of Contemporary Politics

Article

Journal of Contemporary Politics

Year: 2023, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 97-102

Original Article

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: An Analysis

Received Date:19 September 2022, Accepted Date:28 December 2023, Published Date:30 December 2023

Abstract

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a signature foreign policy initiative by China’s President Xi Jinping, is the largest global infrastructure undertaking, surpassing the Marshall Plan. Chinese banks and companies have invested billions in funding and building infrastructure in numerous countries. Two significant initiatives are related to and referred to the BRI. One is the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road (MSR). However, with the commencement, the initiative has attracted enormous global attention. Background information about SREB and the MSR and its implementation have been discussed in this article. This article highlights China’s strategic considerations for the BRI and its significance to the country. This article additionally concentrates on the progress of BRI and how the West and China’s neighbours view it and offers insight into the recently unfolding criticisms.

Keywords

Belt and Road Initiative, Silk Road Economic Belt, Maritime Silk Road, Xi Jinping

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Copyright

© 2023 Published by Bangalore University. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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