Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Chang, Yen‐Chiang

doi:10.1163/15700615-01801005

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“…Meanwhile, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged in recent years as a modern-day revival of the Silk Roads, with the aim of promoting connectivity, cooperation, and shared prosperity across Eurasia and beyond [58,59]. Launched in 2013, the BRI encompasses over 70 countries and entails investment in infrastructure, trade, and cultural exchange [60,61]. As part of the BRI, cultural tourism along the Silk Roads has drawn renewed attention, with initiatives to preserve, promote, and develop heritage sites, routes, and experiences [62][63][64][65][66].…”

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Digital Silk Roads: Leveraging the Metaverse for Cultural Tourism within the Belt and Road Initiative Framework

Dayoub,

Yang,

Omran

et al. 2024

Electronics

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The advent of the Metaverse, a convergence of virtual and physical realities, presents unprecedented opportunities for promoting cultural tourism along the historic Silk Roads within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework. However, this emerging technology’s potential remains largely unexplored in the context of cultural heritage preservation and its promotion. The aim of this study is to address this gap by empirically examining how the Metaverse can be harnessed to improve tourists’ experiences, support sustainable tourism development, and promote cultural exchange along the Silk Roads. In this study, we employed a mixed-methods approach grounded in attribution theory, using both surveys and semi-structured interviews with Silk Road tourists who had been exposed to Metaverse applications. To investigate the relationships between Metaverse features, tourists’ attributions, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions, we used structural equation modeling and thematic analysis. The findings revealed that perceived immersion, avatar identification, and cultural authenticity significantly influenced tourists’ internal, stable, and controllable attributions. Interviews further highlighted the Metaverse’s potential to promote accessibility, interpretation, and engagement with Silk Road heritage, while also raising sociocultural and ethical considerations. This paper also showcases the development of Metaverse digital twin prototypes for several iconic Silk Road cities to demonstrate the potential for participatory virtual environments to promote cultural heritage preservation, accessibility, and sustainable tourism. The study’s findings contribute to the theoretical understanding of Metaverse tourism and the application of attribution theory, offering practical insight for the responsible and effective harnessing of this transformative technology. This research provides actionable recommendations for policymakers, destination managers, and technology providers to optimize the Metaverse’s potential for cultural tourism along the Silk Roads. This has great potential in promoting the BRI’s connectivity and cooperation objectives. This paper lays the foundation for future research and responsible innovation at the intersection of emerging technologies, cultural heritage, and sustainable tourism development.

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Digital Silk Roads: Leveraging the Metaverse for Cultural Tourism within the Belt and Road Initiative Framework

Dayoub,

Yang,

Omran

et al. 2024

Electronics

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“…This characterization gives the Chinese discourse an alternative appeal that encourages other actors to identify with Chinese rules and norms (Chang, 2019) and it is particularly attractive in developing countries and regions (Alden et al, 2018). Global ideological communication has emerged as a new feature of China's discursive power to introduce and publicize the so‐called China model to the world (Zhao, 2016).…”

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“…Under Xi's administration, the "shared future" vision has been stressed 9 and described as a form of "international social management," which implies the external application of the CCP's internal social management tools for the party's benefit (Hoffman, 2019). Key elements like inclusiveness, winning people's support, global-scaled institutions, the coexistence of diverse units, relations-based connections between China and others, and governance without involving formal rules and regulations, are the pith of the harmonious world (Chang, 2019). In such a world, China would respect and take others' positions/demands into account economically and politically, rather than imposing a homogenous ideology or system upon others.…”

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China beyond China, establishing a digital order with Chinese characteristics: China's growing discursive power and the Digital Silk Road

Chang

2023

Politics & Policy

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This article examines China's discursive power, placing it in the broader context of China's increasing assertiveness in the global arena. I argue that exporting the China model farther afield is the key for China to exert its discursive power. The mechanism to do this lies in two essential and decisive auxiliaries that "flank" China's soft discursive power: technological development/innovation and the role of the Chinese private sector. Theoretically, the study adopts a tripartite framework to examine China's discursive power: power facts, shared rules, and social practices, with the help of the "affective sticking points" to analyze China's Belt and Road Initiative and Digital Silk Road discourses. Empirically, the article investigates the case of Transsion Holdings, a Chinese giant smart-device maker in Africa, to study China's discursive influences in Africa. To conclude, I reflect on the role of the private sector and the meaning of "China beyond China."

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“…The primary goal of BRI is to bolster economic integration, facilitate commerce, and foster crosscultural interaction among the member nations within this enormous network. The BRI is based on five fundamental goals that clearly define its purpose (Chang, 2019). The initiative prioritizes extensive infrastructure development, aiming for efficient transport and communication.…”

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Corridor Politics Imec vs. Bri: Another Geopolitical Face-Off in U.S.-CHINA Rivalry

Siddiqa

2023

Journal of Pakistan-China Studies

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In a rapidly changing global landscape shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukrainian conflict, and the Palestinian crisis, heightened geopolitical tensions are pushing nations toward strategic alliances and economic collaborations. One such initiative, the "India – Middle East – Europe Corridor" (IMEC), has emerged as a potential alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which plays a central role in China's global influence. The intensifying rivalry between the United States and China is a defining feature of contemporary geopolitics. IMEC's potential implementation could compel Middle Eastern nations to make strategic choices, particularly within specific industries, possibly hindering socioeconomic progress in the region. This research paper takes a neorealist perspective to analyze the U.S.-China rivalry and conducts a comparative analysis of BRI and IMEC and exploring whether the IMEC poses a challenge to the BRI within the global geopolitical and geo -economic context. Ultimately, the paper concludes that IMEC, especially against the backdrop of the 2023 Palestinian crisis, does not present a substantial threat to the BRI.

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Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Digital Silk Roads: Leveraging the Metaverse for Cultural Tourism within the Belt and Road Initiative Framework

Digital Silk Roads: Leveraging the Metaverse for Cultural Tourism within the Belt and Road Initiative Framework

China beyond China, establishing a digital order with Chinese characteristics: China's growing discursive power and the Digital Silk Road

Corridor Politics Imec vs. Bri: Another Geopolitical Face-Off in U.S.-CHINA Rivalry

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