American accounts of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contend that it is a coherent grand strategy that reflects Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions. These accounts ignore the BRI’s fragmented nature, whereby Chinese provinces have been pivotal actors in its development and implementation. Furthermore, these accounts disregard the agency of participant countries and their capacity to shape the BRI. This article illustrates this fragmentation and agency by studying the Yunnan province and its domestic and international neighbors. It contends that these dynamics indicate that the BRI lacks coherence and that Beijing’s capacity to extract geopolitical benefits will remain limited.
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Keywords: China, Belt and Road, fragmented authoritarianism, geopolitics
Download the transcript: https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jul/10/2003500541/-1/-1/0/5-12-GARCIA-GUERREIRO-TRANSCRIPT.PDF
| Date Taken: | 07.10.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.10.2024 10:33 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 81388 |
| Filename: | 2407/DOD_110432810.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:09:52 |
| Artist | Dr. Zenel Garcia and Dr. Phillip Guerreiro |
| Album | Decisive Point Podcast – Season 5 |
| Track # | 12 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Genre | Podcast |
| Location: | CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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