China’s Belt and Road Initiatives

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. The Silk Road: Historical Geographic Background and Outlooks

   • Jianxiong Ge

   Pages 1-14

3. The Belt and Road: Revolution of Economic Geography and the Era of Win-Winism

   • Angang Hu

   Pages 15-32

4. The Belt and Road and a New Model of International Development Cooperation

   • Yifu Lin

   Pages 33-37

5. Grand Strategic Thoughts with a Global Vision

   • Liang Qiao

   Pages 39-48

6. The Belt and Road as the Lead to a New Era of Opening up

   • Min Tang

   Pages 49-55

7. Westward Opening: A Perspective of the Silk Road Economic Belt

   • Wenbin Xia

   Pages 57-65

8. How the Belt and Road Initiative Expands the Diplomatic Arena for China

   • Peisheng Yao

   Pages 67-76

9. The Idea of “Transparent Ocean” Drives Future Expansion for China

   • Lixin Wu

   Pages 77-87

10. Guided by Shipping and Guarded by Law—Legal Thoughts on Building the Modern Maritime Sild Road

    • Wei Zhao

    Pages 89-100

11. Let the East Gale Unfurl the Lonely Sail—Historical Thoughts on the Modern Maritime Silk Road

    • Wang Jie

    Pages 101-113

12. Diversity of Chinese Culture and the Belt and Road Initiative

    • Shiyuan Hao

    Pages 115-128

13. Position and Role of Yunnan in China’s Westward Opening-up Strategy

    • Jianhua Fan

    Pages 129-140

14. On Further Promoting Cooperation and Development of Education Among Countries Along the Belt and Road

    • Zhenyuan Qu

    Pages 141-155

15. Back Matter

    Pages 157-183

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This book presents the series of lectures on the "Belt and Road Initiatives" from the Guang Ming Forum organized by Guang Ming Daily. Co-authored by Ge Jianxiong, Hu Angang, Lin Yifu, Qiao Liang and nine other  respected scholars and experts, it provides a comprehensive analysis of  the "Belt and Road Initiatives" and its significance in terms of economics and economic geography, yielding an insightful interpretation of the strategy. It also offers multiple perspectives, including national political, historical, military, diplomatic, cultural, technological and legal.   

• the Belt and Road Initiatives
• the Silk Road Economic Belt
• 21th Century Maritime Silk Road
• Economic Geography
• Global Economy
• China

• Guangming Daily, Dongcheng, Beijing, China

  Wei Liu

Professor Angang Hu, renowned economist, professor in the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University as well as director of Center for China Studies at Tsinghua University. He is the member of the Planning Committee of Experts for China’s national plan including the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, the Twelfth Five-Year Plan and the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan. Angang Hu has over 30 years research experience in China Studies and has written hundreds of academic papers and monographs including China 2030, China’s Collective Presidency published by Springer. 


Professor Yifu Lin is a leading economist, he received a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and a post-doctoral degree from the University of Yale. He serves as a consultant of the State Council and was appoited Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank from 2008 to 2012. He is also on the editorial board of several international academic economics journals.
His monographs include The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Economies Can Take Off, Against the Consensus: Reflections on the Great Recession, New Structural Economics: A Framework for Rethinking Development and Policy, etc.

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