Constructing a New Global Order
Western and Chinese Infrastructure Development Abroad
As Asia’s infrastructure competition unfolds, interest in how infrastructure investment is carried out has been rising. China’s Belt & Road Initiative, which aspires to connect nearly two-thirds of the global population and 60 percent of its GDP, along with other infrastructure initiatives across the region have raised the premium on understanding different approaches. On December 18, the CSIS Simon Chair and the Stanford Global Projects Center hosted a conversation and presentation series comparing Chinese and western approaches to infrastructure investment.
Featuring a conversation on “Hard Infrastructure and Soft Power” with:
Brendan Bechtel, Chairman and CEO, Bechtel
Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS
Dr. Raymond Levitt, Director, Stanford Global Projects Center
Presentations by:
Michael Bennon, Managing Director, Stanford Global Projects Center
Bushra Bataineh, Researcher, Stanford Global Projects Center
Jonathan E. Hillman, Director, CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project
Welcome by:
Matthew P. Goodman, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Vice President for Economics, CSIS