Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): China’s Benevolent Service to Humanity
. Dr Waseem Ishaque, Rida Tanvir & Hamza Amir
Abstract
- This research article focuses on the evolving international order, which is witnessing a steady transition between the United States (US) and China. Historically, the power transition has occurred after conflicts and wars, while in the contemporary era, no direct military conflict has happened between the US and China, yet it is widely debated across the globe. I want to explore the dialectics of the Chinese peaceful development, creating a community of shared destiny and future through BRI and the US perceptions of the Chinese grand strategy of hegemonic ambitions to rewrite the rules of global order. However, it is widely debated that industrial and infrastructure investments through BRI create new forms of asymmetrical interdependencies that tilt in favour of China, which eventually provide an advantage to China, contrary to US ambitions. There are contrasting perspectives being debated in the US and Western media about BRI due to obvious geopolitics artificially created by them, while from the Chinese perspective, it remains a benevolent undertaking for service to humanity. By applying the theoretical lens of Hegemonic Stability Theory and Power Transition Theory, the research finds answers to asymmetrical partnerships that result in win-win cooperation for China and the recipient countries.
Key Words- BRI, power transition, peaceful development, transformation of global order
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