Understanding China’s New Diplomacy

Download or read book Understanding China’s New Diplomacy written by Gerald Chan and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is China’s high-speed rail diplomacy? What is China’s infrastructure diplomacy? How do they relate to each other and to the country’s Belt and Road Initiative? Can China finance the numerous projects around the world under the initiative? This book assesses the important implications of China’s new diplomacy for the global political economy. It argues that a new developmental path called ‘geo-developmentalism’ is in the making: China plays a leading role in promoting growth and building connections across Eurasia and beyond.