Assessing the impact of the maritime silk road

Schinas, Orestis; Westarp, A. Graf von

doi:10.1016/j.joes.2017.08.002

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“…After its opening-up in 1978, China became the second largest economy in the world in 2010. However, the growth rate of China's economy recently slowed down, whereas the global economy recovered gradually; hence, new markets for investments, raw materials and outlets are demanded [1]. In 2001, the "Going Out" strategy, which encourages Chinese domestic enterprises to participate in cross-border investment, was adopted in China's 10th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005).…”

Section: China's Bri Arrives In the Lac Regionmentioning

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean

Zhu

2019

Sustainability

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During the initial implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Santiago, Chile, in January 2018. During this forum, China officially invited 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This study links three important global governance issues: The 2030 Agenda, China-LAC relations and BRI. The authors attempt to analyze how China’s BRI in the LAC region can learn from the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations with 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study shows that although China and the LAC region have strong political, economic and trade relationships, they must deepen dialogues and cooperation on sustainable development, especially the 2030 Agenda with 17 SDGs, which can be inspirations for China’s BRI in this region. BRI, which aligns with the 2030 Agenda and contributes to Chinese experience in development, can generate new opportunities for the LAC region to implement such an agenda. However, the challenges and risks of BRI cannot be ignored, and adequate answers and solutions should be provided to allow BRI to achieve a win–win outcome for China and LAC countries. The authors also examine the alignment of China’s policies towards LAC and BRI with the 2030 Agenda (17 SDGs) and the involvement of each SDG in these policies as the 2030 Agenda (17 SDGs) should be considered in policy-making for China’s BRI in the LAC region. Moreover, on the basis of previous analyses, suggestions for a successful BRI in the LAC region in six sectors are proposed in the context the 2030 Agenda.

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Section: China's Bri Arrives In the Lac Regionmentioning

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean

Zhu

2019

Sustainability

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“…At present, most of the research on the B&R initiative focuses on different topics, such as politics, industry guidance, and policy implementation [49][50][51][52][53][54]. However, there is a lack of study focusing on water security in the part of the region covered by the initiative within China.…”

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Water Security Assessment of China’s One Belt and One Road Region

Zhang

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The sustainable development of socioeconomic and environmental systems are highly dependent on water capital and water utilization efficiency. Nowadays, a significant portion of the world is facing water security issues due to a combination of various factors. As a result, socioeconomic and environmental systems are threatened. China is also currently experiencing problems. Water security assessment helps to identify key determining factors for optimal water utilization, so the authors present the Driving Forces-Pressures-Carrying Capacity-State-Impacts-Responses (DPSCIR) water security assessment framework. Unlike previous methods, the proposed framework incorporates the carrying capacity of the environment, and as a result, yields assessment results that are more realistic. As a case study, the proposed framework coupled with the entropy method is applied to assess the water security status of the One Belt and One Road (B&R) region in China. In addition, the water security level of the provinces and municipalities in this region are simulated for the time period from 2017 to 2022 using the Grey Prediction Model. The results show that Responses, State, Pressures, and Carrying Capacity Subsystems greatly influence water security of the region. According to the assessment, water security of the area improved from 2011 to 2016. The results portray the following trend among the three subregions of the study area, the water security of the 21st Maritime Silk Road (One Road) area is better than Silk Road Economic Belt (One Belt) and the Strategy Support and Pivotal Gateway (SSPG) of B&R areas. Generally, from the evaluation results it can be concluded that only focusing on the subsystem of Responses cannot entirely address the water security problems within the B&R area. Therefore, to ensure sustainable water security in the region and in the country, the government needs to design water resource management mechanisms that take all the subsystems into account.

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“…For example, the time saving factor was the reason for extensive shift of container cargoes with a short economic cycle (electronics, cars, clothes) from the sea to the railway (Schinas & von Westarp, 2017). Relative security advantages of railways also play a role in diminishing such modern risks as terrorism and piracy.…”

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Eu Transport Policy On The 1520mm Rail Area

Počs¹,

Andins²,

Hudenko³

2018

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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This study attempts to understand the impact of the EU transport policy on rail infrastructure primarily for freight transportation. The study also gives insights into railway economical features, including competitiveness and financing issues. The "market can bear" level assessment methodology offered as results that may be used for railway charging for freight services based on efficient, transparent and nondiscriminatory principles as stated in the existing EU rail transport policy. The findings were obtained using experts' focus interview method. It can be concluded that for the European 1520mm railway with primarily freight transportation balanced charges can be achieved when the state compensates expenses of the infrastructure manager not covered by charges of other modes of transport as well as disadvantages of legal and administrative requirements in the railway sector.

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Assessing the impact of the maritime silk road

Cited by 40 publications

References 25 publications

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean

Water Security Assessment of China’s One Belt and One Road Region

Eu Transport Policy On The 1520mm Rail Area

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