Thursday, 2 June 2016

Can overseas Chinese build China’s One Belt, One Road? (Trissia Wijaya, East Asia Forum)

Chinese and Malaysian government and business officials attend the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, China, 18 May 2016. (Photo: AAP).

A multitude of views have coloured the understanding of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) strategy. Some view OBOR through the lens of geopolitical competition and are wary of China’s rise. Yet, the OBOR vision has intrinsic value beyond fears of Chinese geopolitical ambitions. This is especially so in regards to people-to-people connections in which the Chinese diaspora are inexorably involved

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