scholarly journals Empirical Study on Preference Similarity Theory in China’s Overseas Exhibitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-47
Author(s):  
Airtok Lin ◽  
Grant G.L. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Similarity Theory ◽  
Commodity Trade ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
International Exhibitions ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Modern Economic ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Exhibition Industry ◽  
The Belt And Road

As a part of the modern economic system, the exhibition industry has shown vigorous development and has attracted the general attention of all countries worldwide. The international exhibitions bring together many industries with wide influence, great development potential, and a high degree of industrial relevance. A large amount of information, technology, capital, and talents are gathered to promote the development and progress of commodity trade, industry development, technological and cultural exchanges, which play an important role in bringing considerable benefits to the global economy. Overseas exhibitions can provide excellent business opportunities for enterprises as an efficient marketing method, not only insincerity but also more access to potential customers. Based on the overseas exhibitions that China has participated in, this paper analyzes and proves the Preferences Similar Theories in China’s participation in the Belt and Road and non-the Belt and Road countries. Results of this study may suggest the future layout of the global exhibition.

China’s evolving humanitarian diplomacy: Evidence from China’s disaster-related aid to Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 205789112110192
Author(s):  
Peng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Underdeveloped Countries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Belt And Road ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Effective Channel ◽  
India And China

Engaging in disaster relief and, more recently, post-disaster reconstruction in developing countries with critical geoeconomic and geopolitical interests has become an increasingly regular and institutionalized component of China’s evolving humanitarian diplomacy over the past decade. Drawn upon novel evidence from China’s growing disaster-related humanitarian assistance to Nepal and unprecedented engagement in Nepal’s long-term post-earthquake rebuild since 2015, this article explores the dynamics behind China’s transforming humanitarian diplomacy. The findings of this article suggest that: 1) geopolitical and geoeconomic interests, represented by the Belt-and-Road Initiative, serve as a critical driver for the development of China’s bilateral partnership with other countries in the disaster sector; 2) long-term cooperation with underdeveloped countries like Nepal provides China, both government and non-state actors (NSAs), with an effective channel to engage with the international humanitarian community and to internalize humanitarian norms; 3) although humanitarian missions remain contingent and instrumental in China’s international relations, they are laying the foundations for a specialized humanitarian policy area with more relevant normative assets, more professional actors, and more sophisticated institutions; 4) NSAs, represented by private foundations and civil NGOs, have played active roles in the state-dominant cooperation in disaster management. This article also suggests that intensified geopolitical confrontations, such as military clashes between India and China along their disputed borders over the past year, would lead to a high degree of politicization of humanitarian missions and partnerships counter-conducive to humanitarian goals.

scholarly journals China’s Belt and Road Initiative and large-scale outbound investment

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen Kunrong ◽  
Jin Gang
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Institutional Differences ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Enterprise Investment ◽  
The Belt And Road

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively examine the influence of formal and informal institutional differences on enterprise investment margin, mode and result. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on 2,440 micro samples of large-scale outbound investment from 609 Chinese enterprises from the years 2005 to 2016. Findings The study has found that formal institutional differences have little impact on investment scale, but significantly affect investment diversification. In order to avoid the management risks brought by formal institutional differences, enterprises tend to a full ownership structure. However, the choice between greenfield investment and cross-border mergers and acquisitions is not affected by formal institutional differences. In contrast, the impact of informal institutional differences is more extensive. Both formal and informal institutional differences significantly increase the probability of investment failure. Further research found that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) bridges the formal institutional differences. Originality/value The study concludes that developing the BRI, especially cultural exchanges with countries alongside the Belt and Road, will help enterprises to “go global” faster and better.

scholarly journals Analysis of Network Robustness in Weighted and Unweighted Approaches: A Case Study of the Air Transport Network in the Belt and Road Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Yannan Zhao ◽  
Dongli Chen ◽  
Xinhuan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Network Robustness ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Degree Centrality ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

Aviation transport is one of the most important and critical infrastructures in today’s global economy. Failure in its proper operations can seriously impact regional economic development, which is why it is important to evaluate network robustness. Previous analyses of robustness have mainly been conducted with an unweighted approach. In the development of air transport, however, the demand for route configuration has gradually decreased, while the demand for flight adjustments has increased. Consequently, the aviation network has developed unevenly, so adhering to a uniform approach for evaluating network robustness may lead to inaccurate results. Therefore, we examined which centrality sequence is the most sensitive to network robustness in both unweighted and weighted approaches. The air transport network selected for the case study comprised the six subregions of the Eurasian landmass of the Belt and Road region. The study results showed the following: (a) in the network constructed as an unweighted one, betweenness, and degree centrality had higher priorities in preserving network functionalities than eigenvector and closeness centrality; (b) in the network constructed as a weighted one, recursive power had a higher priority in preserving network functionalities than recursive centrality; and (c) no particular centrality measurement had a significant advantage in representing the totality of robustness. The betweenness centrality sequence was sensitive to the average shortest path length and global efficiency; the recursive power sequence was sensitive to the clustering coefficient, while degree centrality was sensitive to graph diversity. The findings of this study support the decisions about managing air transportation in the Belt and Road region.

scholarly journals Creating a Digital Card of Local Culture from the View of the Belt and Road- Taking Innovative Design Thinking of Zhenjiang Cultural and Creative Products as an Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 05077
Author(s):  
Wang Liwen
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
City Image ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Creative Products ◽  
The Belt And Road

The further refinement and external transmission of local cultural characteristics and core values is a brand-new way of promoting local cultural development under the opportunity of multi-cultural exchanges under the Belt and Road Initiative. Taking the innovative design thinking of Zhenjiang cultural and creative products as an example, this paper discusses how to make better use of local traditional cultural resources, starting with cultural and creative products, illustrate their modern value during inheritance and protection and create a digital card of Zhenjiang culture to facilitate cross-cultural exchange and transmission effectively, improve the urban competitiveness of Zhenjiang and establish a good city image, thus promoting the local culture of Zhenjiang to the world.

scholarly journals China’s Belt and Road Initiative Extension to Central and Eastern European Countries - Sixteen Nations, Five Summits, Many Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (78) ◽  
pp. 57-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsela Musabelliu
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
The Belt And Road

Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative proclaimed by President Xi in 2013, a strategy developed by the Chinese government, is very important to China but is not confined to China. In order for the initiative to be successful it needs to be embraced by the countries on the terrestrial and maritime route indicated in the plan. In the late 1980s Deng Xiaoping proposed to integrate Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (Zhongguo Tese Shehui Zhuyi, ) into global capitalism and in the 1990s the Jiang Zemin leadership initiated the Going out policy (Zouchuqu Zhanlue, ) – the current Belt and Road Initiative is China’s continuation in implementing those policies into actual deeds. China’s accession to WTO in 2001 marked China’s full integration into the global economy and since then the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become the largest trading partner for more than 180 countries. The Xi-Li administration has been extremely proactive since it was established in 2012; from that year on, Chinese behavior in international affairs has gained an ever-growing role as a forger of economic and diplomatic ties between countries. The primary example of this behavior is the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As every serious foreign policy plan, the BRI is an accumulation of various other initiatives. For example, the cooperation mechanism “16+1”, with which the PRC has approached Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), can be integrated under the BRI. This paper analizes the “16+1” China-CEEC cooperation mechanism in the context of the bigger BRI initiative, and tries to comprehend the economic and political factors intertwined with its implementation.

scholarly journals Analyzing Barriers for Developing a Sustainable Circular Economy in Agriculture in China Using Grey-DEMATEL Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6358
Author(s):  
Xiqiang Xia ◽  
Junhu Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Ecological Development ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Government ◽  
Agricultural Circular Economy ◽  
The Belt And Road ◽  
Major Progress

The agricultural economy, as an integral branch of the global economy, covering the whole supply chain of agricultural production including cultivation, processing, distribution and consumption, is of great importance to realizing a sustainable circular economy and ecological development. As a traditional agricultural country, China has experienced a series of problems such as a serious waste of resources and a fragile ecological environment during its agricultural economic development. With the background of “the Belt and Road Initiative”, major progress has been witnessed in both ecological development and agricultural circular economy in China. However, the development of circular agriculture in China has to deal with barriers from different stakeholders. This research identifies critical barriers for the government, farmers, and the enterprises to develop circular agriculture. The causal factors, effect factors, and the center of factors are identified and the correlation between the barriers is described using the Gray-DEMATEL method. Based on the analysis results, several policy suggestions are proposed for the government. This paper provides a feasible framework for decision-making to support the development of a sustainable circular economy in agriculture in China.

scholarly journals Analysis on the Trade Structural Competitiveness in Manufacturing Industry between Guangzhou and “the Belt and Road” Participating Countries Based on Lafay Index

2018 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 04034
Author(s):  
Xiaofei Luo ◽  
Yonghui Han a ◽  
Siqi Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Chemical Manufacturing ◽  
Metallic Mineral ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Metal Products ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Belt And Road

The economic development in Guangzhou presents an export-oriented characteristic. Therefore, it is the key path for Guangzhou’s manufacturing to upgrade by participating the construction of the Belt and Road initiative. This paper adopts Lafay Index to measure the structural competitiveness of trade between China and countries along the B&R and finds that Guangzhou has a long-term and stable comparative advantage in clothing and textile industry, metal products industry and leather products industry, but a long-term disadvantage in metal smelting industry, chemical manufacturing industry and non-metallic mineral products. It also shows a high degree of intra-industry trade in food processing industry, sports and entertainment industry.

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