Traversing the Belt and Road: The World According to China and China According to the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674307391)

Is China's signature global strategy a boon to world development or a channel for control? Traversing the Belt and Road brings together leading voices from China and across the globe to examine the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) a decade after its launch. Spanning Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa, these essays highlight the diverse patterns and evolving dynamics across both the land-based and maritime Silk Roads. The volume's findings--that while the BRI has facilitated development convergence in many regions, it has also intensified geopolitical competition and posed new governance challenges--are both encouraging and sobering.

Engaging with key debates in world development and great-power rivalry, this book unpacks the BRI's adaptive nature and highlights its shift toward green and digital globalization. The wide range of methods employed--including comparative case studies, historical inquiry, statistical modeling, and field-based research--show how local agency, institutional variation, and global dynamics have shaped outcomes on the ground. An indispensable resource for scholars, students, and policy analysts, Traversing the Belt and Road offers a timely and empirically grounded perspective on China's global ambitions--and the roadblocks in its path.

Author: Min Ye
ISBN-10: 0674307399
ISBN-13: 9780674307391
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2026
Pages: 396
Format: Paperback