Routledge Handbook of the Belt and Road by Cai, Fang -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Contributors Foreword Preface Part I Contribution of China’s reform and opening up to the world and formation of the Belt and Road Initiative

1 The historic contribution of China’s reform and opening up to the world

The development process of China’s reform and opening up The historic contribution of China’s reform and opening up Notes

2 Developing an open economy and the Belt and Road

The formation and development of an open economy Achievements and prospects of building an open economy The Belt and Road Initiative promotes the development of an open economy Notes

3 China’s economic restructuring and the Belt and Road

Characteristics and process of China’s economic restructuring The path and effectiveness of China’s economic restructuring China’s economic restructuring and the Belt and Road complement each other Notes

4 Innovation-driven development and the Belt and Road

Concepts and features of innovation-driven development Path and achievements in innovation-driven development Innovation-driven development leads the building of the Belt and Road Notes

5 Responsibilities of China as a major country and the Belt and Road

Principles and position of responsibilities and accountabilities of China as a major country Fields and contributions of responsibilities and obligations of China as a responsible major country Responsibilities and obligations of China for the Belt and Road Notes

6 Confidence of a major country and the Belt and Road

From the “three aspects of confidence” to “four aspects of confidences” The confidence of a major country must be based on confidence in culture The Belt and Road highlights the confidence of China as a major country Notes

7 Deficit in development and the Belt and Road

Notes

8 Deficit in peace and the Belt and Road

Elaboration on the concept of “deficit in peace” and development China’s new contributions to the world in response to a “deficit in peace” The significance of coping with a “deficit in peace” through the Belt and Road Initiative

9 Deficit in governance and the Belt and Road

The meaning and presentation of a global “deficit in governance” The wisdom of China and Chinese concept for the international order The Belt and Road Initiative makes up for deficit in global governance Notes

Part II Historic inheritance

10 Naming of the Silk Road

Notes

11 A brief history of the Silk Road

The prehistory of the Silk Road Zhang Qian’s journey to the Western Regions and the Silk Road The prosperity of the Silk Road during the Sui and Tang Dynasties The decline and rejuvenation of the Silk Road Notes

12 The Overland Silk Road

The basic trend of the Desert Silk Road The Steppe Silk Road The Southern Silk Road The historical significance of the Overland Silk Road Notes

13 The Maritime Silk Road

The Eastern Maritime Silk Road The Southern Maritime Silk Road The sea ban and the decline of the dominant power of the Maritime Silk Road Notes

14 Silk Road and exchanges among different countries

Commodity exchanges on the Silk Road Frequent flow of people on the Silk Road Notes

15 The Silk Road spirit

What is the Silk Road spirit? The content of the Silk Road spirit How to promote the Silk Road spirit Notes

Part III Formation and framework of the concept

16 Process for proposing the concept

President Xi Jinping took the lead in issuing the Initiative Promulgation of the Vision and Actions Continual evolvement of the ideas of the Belt and Road

17 Background

Global background of building the Belt and Road Regional background of building the Belt and Road Domestic background of building the Belt and Road Some misunderstandings about the Belt and Road Initiative Notes

18 The Belt and Road Initiative framework

Upholding four concepts and building three communities Building four major Silk Roads Upholding the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits Five key cooperation directions A framework including six corridors, six means of communication, multiple countries and multiple ports The “five types of connectivity” Cooperation mechanisms Organisational guarantee of the Belt and Road Promoting the formation of a new pattern of regional economic integration Notes

19 Basic contents

The basic content of the Silk Road Economic Belt The basic content of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road The basic content of the Belt and Road Notes

20 Basic principles

Proposal of the principles of “extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits” The content and internal logic of the principles of “extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits” Theoretical and practical significance of the principles of “extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits” Upholding the principles of “extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits”

21 Partners

Categories of partners of the Belt and Road Initiative

(1) International relation actors (2) Principal status (3) Development level (4) Geographical coverage

Paths to participate in the Belt and Road Partners whose strategies are aligned with the Belt and Road Initiative or partners with cooperation intention

(1) Sovereign countries

Northeast Asian countries South East Asian countries South Asian countries Central Asian countries Middle East countries European countries African countries Latin American and Caribbean countries Oceanian countries

(2) International organisations (3) NGOs

Notes

22 General ideas

Basic positioning and main purposes of the Belt and Road The ultimate goal of the Belt and Road

23 Directions of cooperation

Specific contents of cooperation Background for proposing the cooperation directions The role of cooperation direction in the Belt and Road External influence of cooperation directions Notes

24 Cooperation mechanisms

Top-level cooperation mechanisms Synergy with other development strategies Multilateral cooperation mechanisms Bilateral cooperation mechanisms Notes

25 Organisational structure

Content and basic organisational structure Position of the organisational structure in the strategic decisions of the central government and its tasks Innovative working mechanism and concept of the Leading Group in the new stage of deepening reform and opening up Notes

Part IV The five roads

26 The Belt and Road Initiative and the Road of Peace

Concept and origin of the Road of Peace Spirit of the Road of Peace reflected in the Belt and Road Initiative Contribution of the Road of Peace to the world Notes

27 The Belt and Road Initiative and the Road of Prosperity

Concept and origin of the Road of Prosperity Spirit of the Road of Prosperity reflected in the Belt and Road Initiative Contribution of the Road of Prosperity to the world Notes

28 The Belt and Road Initiative and the Road of Openness

Concept and origin of the Road of Openness Spirit of the Road of Openness reflected in the Belt and Road Initiative Contribution of the Road of Openness to the world Notes

29 The Belt and Road Initiative and the Road of Innovation

Concept and origin of the Road of Innovation Spirit of the Road of Innovation reflected in the Belt and Road Initiative The contribution of the Road of Innovation to the world Notes

30 The Belt and Road Initiative and the Road Connecting Different Civilisations

Concept and origin of the Road Connecting Different Civilisations The spirit of the Road Connecting Different Civilisations reflected in the Belt and Road Initiative The contribution of the Road of Civilisation to the World Notes

Part V Five types of connectivity

31 Policy coordination

The concept of policy coordination Practical significance of policy coordination Implementation progress of policy coordination

32 Connectivity of infrastructure

The concept of “facilities connectivity”1 Practical significance of facilities connectivity Implementation progress of facilities connectivity Notes

33 Unimpeded trade

The concept of unimpeded trade Practical significance of unimpeded trade Implementation progress of unimpeded trade3 Notes

34 Financial integration

The concept of financial integration Practical significance of financial integration Implementation progress of financial integration

35 Understanding between people

The concept of understanding between people Practical significance of understanding between people Implementation progress of understanding between people

Cultural and academic exchanges Tourism cooperation and sports exchanges Disease control and medical cooperation Language cooperation and talent training Double-track exchange between political parties and think tanks People-to-people exchange and media cooperation

Part VI The six economic corridors

36 The China–Mongolia–Russia Economic Corridor