Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Dr. Hong Yu is a senior research fellow at the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore. His research interests cover regional economic development in China, the BRI, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China’s state-owned enterprises, and railway sector reform. Dr. Yu is an internationally recognized leading researcher on the Belt and Road Initiative. One of his research articles on the BRI has been identified as the most read and cited article on the topic in English-language academic journals. Dr. Yu is the recipient of the Journal of Contemporary China’s fifth annual John and Vivian Sabel Award for the Best Article.

• Chapter 1 China’s Push for the BRI in a Changing World: Origins and Motivations.- Chapter 2 BRI as China’s Platform to Push for Economic Globalisation.- Chapter 3 China-ASEAN Cooperation under the BRI.- Chapter 4 Vietnam’s Mixed Reactions to China and the BRI.- Chapter 5 The China-Singapore Chongqing Connectivity Project: A Cornerstone for bilateral relations.- Chapter 6 Riding on the BRI Train: Issues relating to China’s Strengthening Ties with Cambodia.