Research Handbook on the Belt and Road Initiative

Edited by Joseph Chinyong Liow, Tan Kah Kee Chair Professor of Comparative and International Politics, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Hong Liu, Tan Lark Sye Chair Professor of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Director, Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Gong Xue, Assistant Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

This timely Research Handbook investigates the radically transformative impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), addressing key questions regarding its economic, political and strategic consequences: what does the Chinese government hope to achieve with the BRI? How have recipient states responded? And what are its potential opportunities and risks?

‘The book offers a timely series of studies on the BRI edited by three Singapore-based political scientists. The collection presents a solid read for students, scholars, policymakers, and other professionals interested in recent developments concerning the BRI. Practically, the editors aim to raise the Chinese government’s attention to the significance of adapting to multilateralism, which China has claimed it supports. Theoretically, through the lens of the BRI, the book explores the implications of a rising China on global governance across diverse fields. Finally, and specifically for geographers, the book should inspire greater exploration into the spatiality of BRI projects.’
– Xiaofeng Liu, Eurasian Geography and Economics

‘In this Research Handbook, the researchers shed an analytical light on both the thematic and functional aspects of the BRI through exhaustive interdisciplinary quantitative and qualitative analysis. Meanwhile, the diverse nationalities represented among the contributors also enable the book to look at the BRI from the perspective of both China and host countries, highlighting the strong repercussions in policymaking among the states along the route as well as the impact on both domestic and international spheres.’
– Huiyao Wang, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG)