The Political Economy of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor - Original PDF
نویسندگان: Bai Gao • Zhihong Zhen
خلاصه: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the pilot project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This is China’s first government- to-government project with an aim to comprehensively promote the eco- nomic development of another country along the Silk Road. As China’s first overseas project with large-scale investment, CPEC has presented both the Chinese government and Chinese companies two major chal- lenges: not only must they undertake an adjustment process to situate themselves within the foreign political, economic, cultural, and religious environments, but they must implement CPEC projects via Pakistani insti- tutions and mechanisms which function under operational logics quite different from those at home. Analyzing the Chinese and Pakistani experi- ences during the early stage of CPEC can provide valuable insights that help us understand the political economy of the BRI