Summary of Jonathan E. Hillman's The Emperor's New Road

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#1 The Belt and Road Initiative is a project of the century that China is undertaking, which aims to deepen trade, investment, policy coordination, and even cultural ties beyond its borders.

#2 The BRI is a bold policy that has been compared to xieyi, a traditional Chinese painting style that uses broad brush-strokes to capture emotions rather than minute details. It is evading classification.

#3 Some feel that the Belt and Road Initiative is a gift horse, a beast of burden, or a golden goose. Others feel that it is a trojan horse, as it will bring much needed infrastructure to developing countries, but will also be used to expand China’s sphere of influence.

#4 The BRI is a global initiative, but its details depend on local context. Some projects help development, others serve China’s strategic aims, and others do both.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822513617

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Belt and Road Initiative is a project of the century that China is undertaking, which aims to deepen trade, investment, policy coordination, and even cultural ties beyond its borders.

#2

The BRI is a bold policy that has been compared to xieyi, a traditional Chinese painting style that uses broad brush-strokes to capture emotions rather than minute details. It is evading classification.

#3

Some feel that the Belt and Road Initiative is a gift horse, a beast of burden, or a golden goose. Others feel that it is a trojan horse, as it will bring much needed infrastructure to developing countries, but will also be used to expand China’s sphere of influence.

#4

The BRI is a global initiative, but its details depend on local context. Some projects help development, others serve China’s strategic aims, and others do both.

#5

China’s infrastructure projects are the carrot for countries to participate in the BRI, the spoils for China’s national champions, and the source of the West’s greatest anxieties about the BRI.

#6

The BRI, like China’s rise, is fueled by infrastructure spending. However, unlike China, which has few checks on its authority, abroad the risks are much greater and the costs of failed projects are much more reputational and financial.

#7

China is building railways to connect nearly sixty Chinese cities with nearly fifty European cities. If China is answering Mackinder’s question, the consequences could be monumental. Eurasia is the geographical pivot of history, and whoever controls its heartlands controls the world.

#8

China is pushing into Europe, and the EU is doing everything it can to stop them. But in the long run, this could help bring China and