Project of the century 11 April 2019 Viking Bohman Agenda What is the Belt and Road Initiative Global implications risks and opportunities Whats next What is the Belt and Road Initiative ID: 1018402
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1. China’s Belt and Road InitiativeProject of the century? 11 April 2019Viking Bohman
2. AgendaWhat is the Belt and Road Initiative?Global implications: risks and opportunitiesWhat’s next?
3. What is the Belt and Road Initiative?Name? Content? Size?How it began“Silk Road Economic Belt” (land-based)“21st Century Maritime Silk Road” (maritime)Economic projects … part of Xi Jinping’s growing political vision
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5. Global implications:Risks and opportunitiesPositive impactLower transaction costs --> more trade, higher growthNegative impactCorruption, environmental degradation, unprofitable projects, ”debt traps”Political backlash since 2018 but still going strong
6. What’s next?Growing US-China rivalryStrained EU-China relationsThe future of the BRIBelt and Road Forum (end of April 2019)
7. Stockholm Observatoryfor Global ChinaAn independent platform for collaboration and knowledge sharingfor actors in government, civil society and the business sector.More information: www.ui.se/english/research/asia/sogcContact: viking.bohman@ui.se