Chinese Belt and Road initiative: An empty slogan or effective policy? Analysis of actual results in Xinjiang and Fujian

• Main Authors: Tsai, Mong Ting, 蔡孟庭
• Other Authors: Lu, Yeh Chung
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/txmndd

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 國際研究英語碩士學位學程 (IMPIS) === 105 === The Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (B&R) has received worldwide attention since its commencement. Apart from promoting economic exchange around the globe, analysts suggest that Beijing’s motives behind the policy also include tackling the developmental problems facing China. Therefore, this research focuses on the domestic effectiveness of the Belt and Road Initiative, presenting a reality check on whether the initiative helps China overcome the developmental obstacles such as limited energy sources, uneven distribution of wealth between the west and east, and oversupply in certain manufacturing industries. As the respective core areas to advance the Belt and Road, Xinjiang and Fujian are selected as the objects to examine the results of the initiative. While Beijing expects highly that the Belt and Road Initiative could bring solutions to China’s developmental bottleneck, this research suggests that the policy’s results in Xinjiang and Fujian is mixed – somewhere between insignificant and ineffective. In addition, the policy results in Xinjiang is relatively more fruitful than they are in Fujian, indicating that the design of the overland route seems to be Beijing’s major area of focus compared to the maritime Silk Road.