China-Pacific Islands Economic Relations under the Belt and Road

This research analyses China-Pacific islands economic relations in merchandise trade, investment and project contracting between 2006 and 2021. Nuances are revealed. The overall finding is that the Pacific is an insignificant partner of China in its global economic outreach, even under the Belt and...

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Main Author: Denghua ZHANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2023-09-01
Series:East Asian Policy
Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1793930523000223
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description This research analyses China-Pacific islands economic relations in merchandise trade, investment and project contracting between 2006 and 2021. Nuances are revealed. The overall finding is that the Pacific is an insignificant partner of China in its global economic outreach, even under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This research also discusses the Chinese government’s perceptions of the Pacific markets and its advice to Chinese companies on thorny issues affecting the BRI.
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spelling doaj.art-10370e15a5ec4d8e98fb11dc5fcb96372024-01-05T03:39:36ZengWorld Scientific PublishingEast Asian Policy1793-93052251-31752023-09-011503829710.1142/S1793930523000223China-Pacific Islands Economic Relations under the Belt and RoadDenghua ZHANGThis research analyses China-Pacific islands economic relations in merchandise trade, investment and project contracting between 2006 and 2021. Nuances are revealed. The overall finding is that the Pacific is an insignificant partner of China in its global economic outreach, even under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This research also discusses the Chinese government’s perceptions of the Pacific markets and its advice to Chinese companies on thorny issues affecting the BRI.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1793930523000223
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title China-Pacific Islands Economic Relations under the Belt and Road
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