The BRI reflects China’s Growing Geopolitical and Economic Influence: Case Studies of the CPEC and the China-Europe Railway Express

Ying ZHU, Ye CHEN

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China’s expanding geopolitical and economic influence in Asia, Europe, South America, and Africa is reflected in the BRI initiative, an international project, the construction of which implies China’s desire to expand its global influence. This paper applies the key concepts of geopolitics or geo-economics, and adopts the case study research method to analyse the effect of BRI in enhancing China’s geo-influence, using CPEC and CERE as the objects of the study. The finding was that the China-led BRI expands China’s international market, increases political and economic cooperation, and thus enhances China’s geo-political and economic influence. This article is more descriptive than analytical.

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BRI; geopolitics; Geopolitical economy; International relations; CPEC, CERE; China; China’s influence

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