Reconnecting Asia: Analyzing China’s Belt and Road
On April 25, China will convene leaders from 37 countries for the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Here is some of Reconnecting Asia’s top research and analysis of China’s Belt and Road Initiative ahead of the summit.
Essential Reading
The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge,
by Matthew P. Goodman and Daniel F. Runde, CSIS, April 23, 2019
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Five Years Later,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Congressional Testimony, January 25, 2018
The Scramble for Eurasia: New Connections Are Reshaping the Eurasian Supercontinent,
by Matthew P. Goodman and Jonathan E. Hillman, The National Interest, August 22, 2017
A Great Game for the Twenty-first Century
Influence and Infrastructure,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, January 22, 2019
The World, Built by China,
by Derek Watkins, K.K. Rebecca Lai, and Keith Bradsher, The New York Times, November 26, 2018
A Chinese World Order,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, The Washington Post, July 24, 2018
Ports Under Heaven,
by Devin Thorne and Ben Spevack, CSIS, May 3, 2018
The Return of Marco Polo’s World,
CSIS Event, March 12, 2018
Where Does China’s Belt and Road Go?,
by Dr. Kerry Brown, September 11, 2017
The Scramble for Eurasia: New Connections Are Reshaping the Eurasian Supercontinent,
by Matthew P. Goodman and Jonathan E. Hillman, The National Interest, August 22, 2017
China’s Eurasian Century: Political and Strategic Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative,
CSIS Event, August 17, 2017
China to Shape International Trade via Belt and Road,
by Tony Padilla, July 19, 2017
China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative Must Become a Strategy,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, May 9, 2017
President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road” Forum,
by Christopher K. Johnson, Matthew P. Goodman, & Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, May 9, 2017
A Silk Road for the Twenty-First Century? A Good Idea, Blown Out of Proportion,
by Dr. Thomas Fingar, November 1, 2016
OBOR’s Emerging Political Economy: The Challenges of Promoting Connectivity in Central Asia and Beyond,
by Dr. Alexander Cooley, October 25, 2016
Getting in the Game: BRI and the United States
The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge,
by Matthew P. Goodman and Daniel F. Runde, CSIS, April 23, 2019
The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge,
CSIS Event, April 23, 2019
Calibrating a U.S. Infrastructure Strategy for the Indo-Pacific,
by Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, Perth USAsia Centre, March 5, 2019
How the U.S. Is Countering China’s Global Push,
by Niharika Mandhana, The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2018
Report to Congress: Recommendations on Belt and Road,
by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, November 15, 2018
All Rise? Belt and Road Court Is in Session,
by Jonathan E. Hillman and Matthew P. Goodman, The Financial Times, July 26, 2018
Asia’s Infrastructure Contest: Quantity vs. Quality,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, April 17, 2018
Report Launch: China’s Maritime Silk Road,
CSIS Event, April 16, 2018
How Big is China’s Belt and Road?,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, April 3, 2018
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Five Years Later,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Congressional Testimony, January 25, 2018
China’s Maritime Silk Road: Strategic and Economic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region,
by Michael J. Green et al., CSIS, April 3, 2018
Belt & Road in Europe
As China Expands Belt and Road in Europe, Its Promise Could Diminish,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, April 12, 2019
Will China’s ‘16+1’ Format Divide Europe?,
by Jonathan E. Hillman and Maesea McCalpin, April 11, 2019
Much Ado about BRI Agreements,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Axios, March 21, 2019
With Italy’s Endorsement, Belt and Road Initiative Could Divide The EU,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Axios, March 6, 2019
European Fault Lines and Chinese Crossroads,
by Jens Bastian, CSIS, January 9, 2019
China’s Expanding Presence in Southeast Europe,
by Jens Bastian, CSIS, December 19, 2018
China’s Growing Influence in the Balkans,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Nikkei Asian Review, July 5, 2018
Europe Should Support China-CEE Cooperation,
by Dr. Chen Xin, CSIS, December 19, 2017
Belt & Road is Back on the Rails in Eastern Europe,
by Maesea McCalpin, CSIS, December 12, 2017
China’s “16+1” Equals Much Ado About Nothing?,
by Jan Gaspers, CSIS, December 5, 2017
China’s 16+1 Poses Few Risks to Europe,
by Dr. Justyna Szczudlik, CSIS, November 30, 2017
China’s Gateway to Europe Raises Questions,
by Agatha Kratz, CSIS, November 28, 2017
China’s Balkan Silk Road,
by Dr. Jens Bastian, CSIS, November 20, 2017
A Work in Progress
China’s Second Belt and Road Forum,
by Matthew P. Goodman and Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, April 24, 2019
China’s Clean Energy Challenge,
by Edmund Downie, CSIS, April 9, 2019
China’s Vision for a Global Grid,
by Edmund Downie, CSIS, February 13, 2019
The Blue Belt and Road: China’s Belt and Road and the World’s Water Resources,
by Scott Moore, CSIS, February 6, 2019
Corruption Flows along China’s Belt and Road,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Nikkei Asian Review, January 18, 2019
It’s a (Debt) Trap!,
by Dylan Gerstel, CSIS, October 29, 2018
China’s Belt and Road at Five,
CSIS Event, October 3, 2018
Special Report: China’s Belt and Road Initiative,
The Financial Times, September 25, 2018
Experts React: China’s Belt and Road Initiative Turns Five,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Jane Nakano, and Taiya Smith, CSIS, September 25, 2018
BRI Becomes Unclear,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Nikkei Asian Review, September 14, 2019
China’s Belt and Roller Coaster,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Nikkei Asian Review, September 14, 2018
China’s Belt and Road Is Full of Holes,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, September 5, 2018
The Belt and Road’s Biggest Impact: Small, High-Risk Markets,
by Christian Zhang, CSIS, May 29, 2018
Game of Loans: How China Bought Hambantota,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, April 2, 2018
Is China’s Belt and Road Working?,
by Go Yamada and Stefania Palma, The Banker, March 28, 2018
The Belt and Road’s Barriers to Participation,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, Nikkei Asian Review, February 7, 2018
OBOR on the Ground: Evaluating China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative at the Project Level,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, November 30, 2016
The Digital Silk Road
China’s Digital Silk Road and Southeast Asia,
by Brian Harding, CSIS, February 19, 2019
China’s Digital Silk Road,
CSIS event, February 5, 2019
Belt & Road Bolsters China’s Technological Clout,
by Kenny Liew, CSIS, September 24, 2018
China’s Eurasian Land Bridge
Linking the Eurasian Economic Union and China’s Belt and Road,
by Oleg Remyga, CSIS, November 9, 2018
China’s Shrewd Bet on Intercontinental Rail,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, March 28, 2018
The Rise of China-Europe Railways,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, March 6, 2018
Driving China’s Silk Road Economic Belt,
by Charles Stevens, CSIS, November 5, 2018
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Why Did China Refuse To Bail Out Pakistan,
by Adnan Aamir, CSIS, November 29, 2018
Mapping the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s Environmental Impacts,
by Eunji Oh, CSIS, June 29, 2018
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Three Years Later,
by Arif Rafiq, CSIS, February 12, 2018
Mapping the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,
by Usman Mohammad, CSIS, October 4, 2017
China’s Strategic Gateway to the Indian Ocean,
by Lieutenant General PK Singh (Retired), CSIS, May 24, 2017
Mishandled China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Could Misfire,
by Jonathan E. Hillman, CSIS, April 14, 2017
Mapping CPEC’s Risky Terrain,
by Eun Kyung DuBois, CSIS, December 14, 2016