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The ‘One Belt, One Road’ or ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative is a development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments to connect countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. The project has its roots in the ancient Silk Road, which connected East and West, and was initiated during the Han period (ca. 114 BCE-1450s CE).

The development strategy connects to a movement in which China plays a larger global role, supported by a China oriented trade network. According to various estimates, the New Silk Road is one of the largest infrastructural projects in history, involving 68 countries, which in 2017 comprised approximately 65% ​​of the world's population and 40% of the global gross domestic product.

If you’re interested in more, Brill has selected the following titles on Belt and Road for further reading. You may access the Introductions to these books free of charge, as well as the selected journal articles.
Foreword: Belt and Road Initiate – Navigating New Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Zhang Yuejiao

In: The Belt and Road Initiative: Law, Economics, and Politics
Editors: Julien Chaisse and
Jędrzej Górski

ISBN: 978-90-04-37378-5
Publication Date: October 2018
Introduction
Author: SHAO Binhong

In: Looking for A Road: China Debates Its and the World's Future
Editor: SHAO Binhong

ISBN: 978-90-04-33081-8
Publication Date: September 2016
Introduction
Author: Chia-Jui Cheng

In: A New International Legal Order
Editor: Chia-Jui Cheng

Publication Date: October 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-32854-9
Chapter 1: International Investment Treaties and Arbitration Across Asia: A Bird’s Eye View
Authors: Luke Nottage, Julien Chaisse and Sakda Thanitcul

In: International Investment Treaties and Arbitration Across Asia
Editors: Julien Chaisse and Luke Nottage

Publication Date: December 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-36010-5
Introduction
Author: Selçuk Esenbel

In: Japan on the Silk Road: Encounters and Perspectives of Politics and Culture in Eurasia
Editor: Selçuk Esenbel

Publication Date: October 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-27431-0
Global Governance: A Theoretical Framework
Authors: Zhang Yuyan and Ren Lin

In: Reconstructing China’s Participation in the Global Order
Editor: Yanling Li

Publication Date: November 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-35571-2
China’s Growing Role in the Middle East
Author: Jonathan Fulton

In: Sociology of Islam

Publication Date: July 2016
E-ISSN: 2213-1418
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Law of the Sea
Series: Maritime Cooperation in East Asia, Volume: 9
Editor: Keyuan Zou

 
ISBN: 978-90-04-42205-6
Publication Date: March 2020



 
The BRICS in the New International Legal Order on Investment Reformers or Disruptors
Series: Silk Road Studies in International Economic Law, Volume: 4
Editors: Congyan Cai, Huiping Chen
and Yifei Wang


ISBN:978-90-04-37699-1
Forthcoming



 
Chinese Policy and Presence in the Arctic
Editors: Timo Koivurova and Sanna Kopra

Series: Studies in Polar Law, Volume: 3

ISBN: 978-90-04-40842-5
Publication Date: 17 Mar 2020