China's Belt and Road Initiative

China's President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. The BRI is promoted as a way for win-win cooperation that promotes common development and prosperity. Since the introduction of BRI, China organised the inaugural One Belt One Road Summit and the Second Belt and Road Forum to spur the implementation of the Initiative.President Xi emphasised that the Belt and Road projects should uphold the principles of shared benefits and joint contributions to realise the vision of a high-quality, open, green and clean BRI. Host countries can possibly gain from China's greenfield manufacturing investments to expand the BRI markets.Contributed by academics and business professionals from Asia, Europe and Africa, the chapters discuss the contemporary people, business, civil society and government developments related to the BRI and explore Health, Environment and Security (HES) challenges that confront the Initiative. This volume shows how a host country can leverage on China's investment without losing the nation's interest.Contents: About the ContributorsPrefacePeople in the Belt and Road Initiative:Healthcare Collaboration Under Belt and Road Initiatives: Challenges and Opportunities (Yuan Xuchuan)The 'Twin Industrial Parks': A Study on the Development of MCKIP and Its Perceived Impacts on Local Communities (Cheng Ming Yu, Cham Tat Huei, Ng Kar Yee, and Tai Shzee Yew)Mobility of the Belt and Road Initiative: Diverse Challenges for ASEAN (Suppakorn Khonkhlong)Business in the Belt and Road Initiative:The Belt and Road Initiative and the Challenges of Dispute Resolution (Khalid Mahmood Ranjha)Toward Integration of Green Finance and Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN (Yap Teck Lee, Yang Jun-Jie, and Zhang Yi-hua)ASEAN and the Belt and Road Initiative (Linda Low)Environmental Governance Challenges in South Asia (Khalid Mahmood Ranjha)The Environmental Dimension of China's Belt and Road Initiative Investments in Myanmar (Rahul Mishra)Governments in the Belt and Road Initiative:Environmental Challenges Under the Belt and Road Initiative (Qu Shaojian)Chinese Investments in Industrial Parks: Comparison Between Indonesia and Malaysia (Tham Siew Yean and Siwage Dharma Negara)Is China's BRI in Algeria a Poisoned Chalice? Investigating Economic Benefits, National Security, and Financial Sovereignty (Abdelhak Senadjki, Samuel Ogbeibu, Iddrisu Mohammed Awal, Mourad Senadjki, and Tameur Nachef)Conclusion (Au Yong Hui Nee and Linda Low)IndexReadership: Academics, undergraduate and graduates students, professionals and policy makers interested in China's Belt and Road Initiative, China's economic development and foreign policy.Health Impact;Environment Impact;Security Impact;People;Business;Civil Society;Government;Asia;Europe;Africa0Key Features:A primer to China's mega strategic undertaking, a supplementary companion and reference resource to those familiar with the BRI Coverage on the impact of BRI in Africa Focus on health, environment and security issues related to the BRI