An Assessment of the Belt and Road Performance

The aim of the chapter is to propose a methodology to illustrate the cost and time components of door-to-door movement by One Belt and One Road (OBOR) and traditional routes alongside with modes. The study is concentrated on a case study and uses established multimodal transport cost model as a research framework. Interviews with industry practitioners and observation from primary methods of data collection. The use of multimodal transport cost model is common in the containerized cargoes. Hence, this study provides an original analysis for OBOR initiative. The volumes of OBOR shipments are large, with a high value-to-volume ratio. The research initially confirms that multimodal transport alternatives and modal combinations may successfully be applied and assess the performance of OBOR initiative.

The Study of Intellectual Property Protection System

The “One Belt One Road” strategy is the abbreviation of “Silk Road Economic Belt” and “21st Century Maritime Silk Road.” In September and October of 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to build the cooperation initiative of “New Silk Road Economic Belt” and “The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.” President Xi Jinping projected to establish the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” during his visit in Indonesia in October 2013. Finally, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Commerce cooperatively issued the “Vision and Action for Promoting the Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road” on March 28, 2015. The “One Belt One Road” countries were key areas of cooperation in the context of China's policy in communication, road connectivity, smooth trade, currency circulation, people's mutual understanding, strategic coordination to strengthen bilateral and multilateral teamwork, and corresponding development.

The Belt and Road Strategy in International Business and Administration

Along with the acceleration of “One Belt and One Road” CSR progress, more Chinese companies possess adequate CSR performance capacity and conditions. In this chapter, first, the basic concept of CSR has been briefly introduced and the overviews are mainly stated including the concept, development, and current situation under the Chinese backdrop. Second, the current development of CSR, risk of the CSR, and CSR strategies of Chinese enterprises under the backdrop of Belt and Road Initiative will be introduced. Third, the responsibility of CSR of state-owned enterprises under the backdrop of Belt and Road Initiatives will be mentioned with main reference of the social responsibility reports of state-owned enterprises as well as news reports. Fourth, classic case (China Communications Construction) will be used to analyze the CSR of Chinese enterprises under the backdrop of Belt and Road Initiatives.

The China Model in the Global Economy

The purpose of this chapter is to stand against the claim that the same neo-liberal model emerges in all countries as a result of the competitive pressures arising from globalization. Countries can experience a globalization pattern that improves their growth performance and living standards with different policy preferences in the fields of finance, trade, and investment. The variety of Chinese capitalism is a case of this situation. In the first section, this Chinese development model with its illiberal policies first is examined. In the second section, the new development initiatives and institutional arrangements and their potential effects are discussed. In addition, the implications of these new development initiatives are argued in terms of global governance systems.

Opportunities of Tourism Development of Mongolia Under the Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative has had great impact on the countries on the road. The China-Mongolia-Russia corridor, as one of the six economic corridors, has seen rapid progress. In the progress, Mongolia not only plays important role as a bridge, but it actively participates in the initiative. As a leading industry, tourism has played an active role in Sino-Mongolian cultural exchanges and trade cooperation and has become a pillar industry in Mongolia. This chapter analyzes the limiting factors of Mongolian tourism and points out the new opportunities for tourism brought by the Belt and Road strategy. Though the analysis of the tourism industry in Mongolia and of the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative, the chapter has important practical significance for the investors of China and Mongolia to correctly understand the Mongolian tourism industry's development status and prospects. Thus, they will strengthen the tourism industry cooperation in the future.

Making Use of Geographic Advantage

The “One Belt One Road” strategy has been fully implemented since 2016, and the unlimited potential of Macau needs to be developed. The excellent geographic location enables Macau to be a significant geographic node on the maritime silk route; the internalized business regulation and advantages in talent enables Macau to be a significant regulation node of system ensuring the operation of the policy “One Belt One Road”; the advantages in political aspect enables Macau to be a significant financial node of the process of “One Belt One Road” financing and management.

The Analysis on Railway Transportation Competitiveness and Influencing Factors of Typical Goods in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

This chapter takes the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as the research scope, selects coal transportation as the research object, and finds out the current situation and supply capacity of railway transportation in the context of the transportation industry's active promotion of transportation structure adjustment. The chapter chooses coal as an example, bases on the different influencing factors such as transportation distance and freight rate, combines with the current situation of railway transportation, quantitatively analyzes the superior distance and competitiveness of typical cargo railway transportation, and obtains the superior distance between railway transportation and road transportation the influence degree of various influencing factors on the sharing rate of railway transportation market. Finally, the chapter puts forward corresponding measures to improve the competitiveness of railway transportation market.

Intellectual Property Protection Strategy Under the Belt and Road Initiative

After the belt and road initiative was put forward, the relevant domestic regions responded positively and carried out research work in succession, making suggestions for the implementation and planning of the belt and road initiative. However, the relevant research work mainly focuses on the political, economic, and cultural problems existing in the implementation of the belt and road initiative. The research on intellectual property protection issues has rarely been reported. By analyzing the intellectual property environment both of domestic and international in which the belt and road initiative located, this chapter focuses on the intellectual property protection strategy in the implementation of the belt and road initiative, aiming at providing reference for intellectual property research under the belt and road initiative.

Belt and Road Initiative

With the aim of the Belt and Road Initiative in search of synergies with participating countries, infrastructure development projects are expected to arise incrementally and will be adapted accordingly to fulfil local regulatory requirements and needs. Malaysia embraces opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative by penetrating deeper into overseas market with the availability of rail lines that will drive connectivity and foster economic growth. The potential of the Belt and Road Initiative lies not just within the infrastructure sector, but also offers plenty of opportunities for human capital development, which made available through technology transfer and knowledge sharing arising from the cooperation between China and Malaysia. While it is believed that Malaysia will experience a strong growth, this motion definitely requires a high level of mutual cooperation, understanding, and trust in managing regulatory, political, and financial risks, as well as challenges involved.

Research on Protection and Development of Intellectual Property in China From the Perspective of “The Belt and Road”

With the continuous upgrading of the economical industry structure and the gradual optimization of the excess capacity, China has begun to get rid of the name “world factory” of “processing with imported materials.” However, there are problems still existing, such as the contradiction between enterprises' poor independent innovation ability and consumers' increasing demands on product quality. Enterprises in China have the great opportunity to “go out” because of “The Belt and Road” strategy, but it is extremely complicated in legal system, customs, and social culture, which means how to use of intellectual property in China coexists risks and opportunities for enterprises. This chapter focuses on analyzing problems of intellectual property rights in China and the importance of the protection and development of intellectual property. In addition, this chapter studies strategies that can be provided for the protection and development of intellectual property in China from the perspective of “The Belt and Road.”