Green BRI as the New BRI (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781009616492)

China's Green Belt and Road Initiative (GBRI) was launched in 2017 to address key criticisms of the original BRI and to better align China's overseas development strategy with the global climate agenda. This research examines whether the GBRI represents a genuine shift in China or just a symbolic gesture, and explores its underlying domestic and international drivers. Specifically, it interrogates three prevailing interpretations of the GBRI: a greenwashing tactic, a geopolitical strategy, and a global climate cooperation effort. Our analysis reveals a more dynamic and nuanced process behind the GBRI's emergence and evolution in China. On the one hand, the initiative is rooted in Chinese green industrialization and globalization, interacting with external opportunities and constraints. On the other hand, the rise of GBRI has elicited diverse responses: while US-aligned countries have imposed barriers, emerging markets, while selectively, have embraced Chinese green energy investments.

Author: Min Ye,Jiaqi Wang
ISBN-10: 1009616498
ISBN-13: 9781009616492
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2026
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d