Series on China's Belt and Road Initiative: Belt and Road Initiative (ePub)

This book views the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a bold and all-encompassing 21st century global effort by China, with unprecedented perspectives. The BRI could be summarised as a 'revitalization' of China's ancient land-based and maritime silk roads, but it should be noted that its impact on China and the world stands on the foundation of omnipresent economics and how China transforms its mindset in the 21st century.

Though initiated by China, the BRI's implementation has been a many-to-many effort from the start. This multi-regional and multi-national effort is distinctly different from the one-to-many effort of the Marshall Plan. The two meaning-defining chapters of this book, 'Omnipresent Economics: The Belt and Road Initiative Underpinning' and 'Supercontinent, Neo-Renaissance and Cultural Communications: The Millennium Mindset Transformations Induced by the Belt and Road Initiative', have made it abundantly clear that the BRI discussions presented are unique.

The discussions of this book could shed new light on the BRI, a long-term and profound initiative by China, which in today's global discussions and debates, are entirely confined to geopolitical and economics arenas.

• Omnipresent Economics: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Underpinning
• Supercontinent, Neo-Renaissance and Cultural Communications: The Millennium Mindset Transformations Induced by the Belt and Road Initiative
• Belt and Road Initiative to a Greater America
• The Last Great Chance for Planet Earth: Belt and Road Initiative?
• Belt and Road Initiative Could Boost United States' Manufacturing
• Why Donald Trump's Economic Plan is a Non-Starter
• How the United States Can Work with China on the Belt and Road Initiative
• Separate Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank and Belt and Road Goals Complement Each Other
• Australia Could Be a Springboard for Chinese Firms
• Chinese Firms Can Learn from Japan's ASEAN Strategy
• Chinese-Foreign Links are Key to Win-Win Investment
• The Benefit of Extending China-Singapore Ties
• New Mindset for Singapore's Participation in the Belt and Road Initiative
• Singapore Can Be 'Global Meeting Ground': Starting with a 'Center for Research on China and India'
• The Next Stop for Singapore: Cognitive City
• China's Pakistan Bourse Stake to Boost Ties
• Chinese Enterprises Need a Sense of Mission in Pakistan
• China Should Deepen Malaysian Cooperation
• China Should Legalize Filipino Domestic Helpers
• Thailand Can Be ASEAN's Headquarter of Belt and Road Initiative
• Thailand Can Be Belt and Road Initiative Smart City Flagship
• How Myanmar's Understanding of China is Paving the Way for Economic Success
• Misconceptions Hamper Sino-India Cooperation
• Belt and Road Initiative Can Help Push Yuan Internationalization
• Hong Kong Must Do More to Join the Belt and Road Initiative
• Hong Kong in the Next Two Decades: 'De-Cocoonization' May Be the Key
• Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Can Play Key Role in the Belt and Road Initiative
• Education: The Underpinning of Belt and Road Initiative
• Fostering Islamic Finance Poses Challenges
• China Should Help Develop Islamic Finance Standards
• Blockchain Could Unblock Routes to Global Success
• Sharing Economy is a New Source of Growth
• The Future of China, a Reflection