04509nam 22007455 450 991052377590332120251202151727.09783030861223(electronic bk.)978303086121610.1007/978-3-030-86122-3(MiAaPQ)EBC6838746(Au-PeEL)EBL6838746(CKB)20275204000041(OCoLC)1292356042(BIP)82727902(BIP)81150662(DE-He213)978-3-030-86122-3(EXLCZ)992027520400004120211217d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina and the Belt and Road Initiative Trade Relationships, Business Opportunities and Political Impacts /edited by Young-Chan Kim1st ed. 2022.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (325 pages)Understanding China,2196-3142Print version: Kim, Young-Chan China and the Belt and Road Initiative Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030861216 Introduction -- Section 1: Theoretical overview of China and BRI relations -- Narrating Models of Development - China and the EU between ‘Strategic Modernizer’ and ‘Rules-based Transformer’ -- Challenges and Opportunities in the EU-China Trade Relations -- From ‘International Relations’ to ‘Global Foreign Policy’ – examining the new framework of Chinese strategic relations through the BRI -- Section 2: BRI collaboration through the business sector -- In Fear of the Trojan Horse? China’s Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe amid the One-Belt-One-Road Initiative -- Unwary dreams, rude awakenings: BRI in the developing world and emerging Europe -- Towards a Win-Win EU-China Bilateral Investment Treaty: Challenges and Prospects -- Section 3: Country case studies -- Russia–China Collaboration Under Pressure From the West: The Russian Perspective -- EU–China – failed prospects of win-win partnership -- On the role of the Belt & Road Initiative and the 17+1 cooperation within the Sino-European relation -- A test-case for Europe: Sino-Italian relations in the ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Cold War -- Commercial relations between Italy and China from the past to the future. .This book offers critical insights into the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from an EU perspective. It analyzes the political, cultural, and diplomatic effectiveness of Xi's efforts to expand socio-cultural ties and build new trade corridors between Europe and the Far East, and sheds light on the lasting success and influence of China-led economic programs. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of the various dimensions of the BRI initiative, including the challenges and opportunities of the EU-China trade relationship, China's geopolitical interests, and foreign policy approaches. The second part analyzes BRI cooperation from the perspective of the business sector, while the third part presents case studies that examine the impacts and responses of various European countries to the BRI.Understanding China,2196-3142International tradeAsiaPolitics and governmentInternational business enterprisesAsiaEconomic conditionsEuropePolitics and governmentInternational relationsInternational TradeAsian PoliticsInternational BusinessAsian EconomicsEuropean PoliticsForeign PolicyInternational trade.AsiaPolitics and government.International business enterprises.AsiaEconomic conditions.EuropePolitics and government.International relations.International Trade.Asian Politics.International Business.Asian Economics.European Politics.Foreign Policy.330.951Kim Young-ChanMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910523775903321China and the Belt and Road Initiative2591494UNINA