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Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen

Doctoral student

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative : Pragmatism over Morals?

Author

  • Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen

Summary, in English

Is China beating the US and EU through its pragmatic approach towards cooperation under the “Belt and Road” Initiative (“一带一路”倡议) (BRI)? Despite the advent of the US’ “Build Back Better World” (B3W) and the EU’s “Connecting Europe Globally” (CEG), evidence from Sri Lanka suggests that some countries still look to China for support due to the ‘no-strings-attached’ nature of its investments. The stark reality is that China’s “pragmatic values”, combined with loans, may outcompete the two Western initiatives.

Department/s

  • Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University

Publishing year

2021-10-19

Language

English

Publication/Series

e-International Relations (e-IR)

Document type

Journal article (comment)

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Status

Published

Project

  • Fragmented Power: Contemporary Chinese Governance Practices of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road