http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-I).07
10.31703/ger.2018(III-I).07
Published : Jun 2018
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies
China is an emerging superpower expanding its influence all over the world. But Chinas rise is a peaceful one and will be beneficial for the countries that are being involved in the process of development through the BRI. This project is a comprehensive portrait of the complex interdependence between China and the developing economies. China is getting the opportunities to expand its market and to secure its integrity beyond its borders. Emerging China is offering a chance to the developing economies to recover and further promote their economies. The BRI can be a debt quagmire or a ridge rope for the concerned states, depending upon the perception and use of it. Unfortunately, the growing influence of China is troubling the current hegemonic positions. This papers intention is to analyze the reality of the debt trap diplomacy, whether it actually is a trap or is being negatively propagated to contain Chinas rapidly growing power.
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BRI, Debt Trap, Containment Policy, Hegemon, Interdependency
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(1) Saima Gul
Lecturer,Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Saima Umer
A Student of Master's Program, Department of International Relations,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Shoaib Malik
Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies,National University of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Gul, S., Umer, S., & Malik, M. S. (2018). China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies. Global Economics Review, III(I), 62-70. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-I).07
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CHICAGO : Gul, Saima, Saima Umer, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. 2018. "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies." Global Economics Review, III (I): 62-70 doi: 10.31703/ger.2018(III-I).07
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HARVARD : GUL, S., UMER, S. & MALIK, M. S. 2018. China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies. Global Economics Review, III, 62-70.
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MHRA : Gul, Saima, Saima Umer, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. 2018. "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies." Global Economics Review, III: 62-70
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MLA : Gul, Saima, Saima Umer, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies." Global Economics Review, III.I (2018): 62-70 Print.
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OXFORD : Gul, Saima, Umer, Saima, and Malik, Muhammad Shoaib (2018), "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies", Global Economics Review, III (I), 62-70
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TURABIAN : Gul, Saima, Saima Umer, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. "China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies." Global Economics Review III, no. I (2018): 62-70. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-I).07