Western pushback against China will increase

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive View ◽  
Downward Spiral ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Public Views ◽  
The Belt And Road

Significance Senior US officials see Communist-led China as the foremost threat to the United States. The Trump administration’s campaign against it spans the spectrum of government actions: criticism; tariffs; sanctions; regulatory crackdowns; military intimidation; support for Taiwan; and restrictions on imports, exports, investment and visas. Impacts Beijing will have little success in driving a wedge between Washington and its major Western allies. The West is unlikely to produce a convincing alternative to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Negative public views of China incentivise China-bashing by politicians, which in turn feeds negative public opinion in a downward spiral. Beijing will persist in its efforts to encourage a more positive view of China among Western publics.

China–Israel Relations: Past, Present and Prospect

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Zhiqun ZHU
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

China needs assistance as it restructures and upgrades its economy. Israel fits the bill as a global powerhouse in technologies and innovation. Besides, China considers Israel a potential node in the Belt and Road Initiative. The United States is concerned about China’s growing investments in key Israeli infrastructure and expanding influence in the Middle East. Israel, like other third parties, is caught between the United States and China as US–China rivalry intensifies.

Asia-Pacific powers will cooperate against China’s BRI

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Resilience ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Belt And Road

Significance The memorandum also references cooperation in digital connectivity and supply chain resilience in the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, the Western Hemisphere and Central and Eastern Europe. This is an implicit challenge to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Impacts Washington will take a more confrontational approach to the BRI, and Tokyo a more conciliatory one. Australia will deepen its involvement in joint projects with Japan and the United States, particularly in the South Pacific. Japan has been skilful in forming bilateral infrastructure partnerships with Quad countries, but is wary of a formal Quad partnership. To lower the temperature, Japan also partners with China on some joint projects, such as a railway in Thailand. US-Japan cooperation on overseas energy projects aims to curb their rivalry in this sector and improve competitiveness against China.

US-China competition will create Middle East dilemmas

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
The United States ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Sectors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

Significance The Middle East has long been polarised between US allies and enemies, while Beijing has historically retained a comparatively smaller footprint and rejected taking sides in regional political and security disputes. However, its economic interests are increasing. Impacts The United States will maintain a comparative advantage from its long history of political, military and economic cooperation in the region. Beijing could leverage its control over large industrial conglomerates in key sectors such as energy, infrastructure and biotechnology. The Belt and Road Initiative will be an attractive project for all Middle Eastern countries, maximising their geographical advantages.

scholarly journals Research on the Coverage of the Belt and Road Initiative and a Community with Shared Future for Mankind by Mainstream Media in the United States——Taking the three major mainstream media in the United States as an example

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Congjuan Yu ◽  
Jing Yan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The United States ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Wall Street Journal ◽  
The Belt And Road

Since China put forward the Belt and Road Initiative and a community with shared future for mankind, mainstream media in the United States such as The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have given continuous reports. As the world’s superpower, the United States has a developed media system and a wide range of influence. The study extracted 173 valid texts from May 2015 to March 2020, among which only 5 reports were on a community with shared future for mankind. American media mainly reported from five aspects including economy, politics, cultural, security and environment, although there is no lack of certain sounds, there was more negative reports. It can provide a reference basis for our accurate response and creating a positive international public opinion environment that grasping the reporting trends on the Belt and Road Initiative and a community with shared future for mankind accurately.

Italy and China: Much Ado about an MoU

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Giulio PUGLIESE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Belt And Road

Italy’s engagement with China, aptly represented by the Belt and Road Initiative Memorandum of Understanding signed in March 2019, is premised on continuity and on Rome’s economic calculations in the trade and investment agendas. Scraping the surface of populist Eurosceptic posturing, the engagement has hardly been at the detriment of the European Union’s China agenda. Yet, in light of the United States’ pushback against China and the growing fatigue following the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, Italy–China relations have quietly, but steadily, cooled.

Omnipresent Economics: The Belt-and-Road-Initiative (BRI) Underpinning

2018 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1850002
Author(s):  
Da Hsuan Feng ◽  
Haiming Liang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
The United States ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Theoretical Underpinning ◽  
Mobile Payments ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

In this paper, we will discuss at length a founding theoretical underpinning for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which we term as “omnipresent economics.” We will also discuss how such economics could allow China to work with the United States, European nations, emergent nations as well as developing nations. We also discuss the recent trend of mobile payments in which China is now a leader, and predict how it may allow nations to flourish under such a system. Finally, we will discuss how such economics could render global economy stable.

scholarly journals The Gradual Softening of the Philippines’ Hedging Strategy towards China under President Duterte

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
Alfred Gerstl
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Territorial Dispute ◽  
Hedging Strategy ◽  
Security Relations ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
The Belt And Road

Under President Rodrigo Duterte, in office since 2016, the Philippines’ traditional hedging strategy towards China gradually softens. Due to Chinese investments as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) the relations have become closer, while security relations with the United States remain strained. The ongoing territorial dispute in the South China Sea and the negative perceptions of the Philippine citizens on China, however, serve as a corrective for strong bandwagoning with China.

U.S.–China Trade War: Potential Trade and Investment Spillovers into Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-135
Author(s):  
Siew Yean Tham ◽  
Andrew Kam Jia Yi ◽  
Tee Beng Ann
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
China Trade ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Trade War ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Belt And Road

This study examines the potential impact of the current trade war between the United States and China on Malaysia's trade and investment. For solar exports, the immediate impact from 2017 to 2018 shows that gross and domestic exports to the United States have fallen but re-exports have increased, and Malaysia's exports and re-exports to China have increased. Excluding solar, the increase in gross exports to the United States is borne by re-exports. The possibility of increased investment, as firms relocate from China, is high given the growing presence of China's investment in Malaysia since the announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative.

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