Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance

Abstract Pacific island countries (PICs) located in a region with relatively insufficient capacity to respond to public health emergencies, establishing reliable public health cooperation is conducive to maintaining security and stability. The belt and road initiative (BRI) launched by China attempt...

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Main Author: Yujie Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Global Health Research and Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00329-8
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description Abstract Pacific island countries (PICs) located in a region with relatively insufficient capacity to respond to public health emergencies, establishing reliable public health cooperation is conducive to maintaining security and stability. The belt and road initiative (BRI) launched by China attempts to provide a novel form of international cooperation and has supported multi-channel investment and construction. This article elucidates the history of public health cooperation between China and PICs, as well as the current situation of the BRI in the field of public health and emphasizes that there are numerous constraints in the public health cooperation between China and PICs. Given the profound impact of COVID-19 on diplomatic strategies, gradual cooperation in the field of public health may be the initial exploration of the BRI in the PICs, but it also means that the initiative must deal with challenges from geopolitical competition and cultural differences.
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spelling doaj.art-5c92bd6c96aa4a8ab38244cae8a827fa2023-11-26T12:11:08ZengBMCGlobal Health Research and Policy2397-06422023-10-01811410.1186/s41256-023-00329-8Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governanceYujie Mei0School of Marxism, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Pacific island countries (PICs) located in a region with relatively insufficient capacity to respond to public health emergencies, establishing reliable public health cooperation is conducive to maintaining security and stability. The belt and road initiative (BRI) launched by China attempts to provide a novel form of international cooperation and has supported multi-channel investment and construction. This article elucidates the history of public health cooperation between China and PICs, as well as the current situation of the BRI in the field of public health and emphasizes that there are numerous constraints in the public health cooperation between China and PICs. Given the profound impact of COVID-19 on diplomatic strategies, gradual cooperation in the field of public health may be the initial exploration of the BRI in the PICs, but it also means that the initiative must deal with challenges from geopolitical competition and cultural differences.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00329-8The belt and road initiativePacific island countriesPublic healthCOVID-19
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Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
Global Health Research and Policy
The belt and road initiative
Pacific island countries
Public health
COVID-19
title Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
title_full Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
title_fullStr Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
title_full_unstemmed Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
title_short Belt and road initiative and healthy silk road: an alternative path for Pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
title_sort belt and road initiative and healthy silk road an alternative path for pacific island countries to participate in global public health governance
topic The belt and road initiative
Pacific island countries
Public health
COVID-19
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00329-8
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