Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Foreign-Related Tourist-Consumer Disputes in China Under the One Belt One Road Initiative—Based on Case Analysis in the Chinese Judiciary

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Council. 2 This initiative encompasses two major parts, namely, the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The Silk Road Economic Belt is a land-based network, stretching from China to Europe with a host of trade and infrastructure projects. The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is a sea-based network throughout Asia and the Pacific with shipping lanes and port developments. The two projects, collectively, are known as "One Belt, One Road"(OBOR), "Belt and Road (B&R)", "Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)", or the "New Silk Road".OBOR spans more than 68 countries, encompasses 4.4 billion people and accounts for 40% of the global GDP. It is a collection of interlinking trade deals and infrastructures throughout Eurasia and the Pacific. 3 High-speed and medium-speed railways were essential for the connectivity of the land-based Silk Road, therefore, infrastructure connectivity is a priority in the implementation of the OBOR initiative. 4 The initiative aims to seek common development and prosperity along the ancient Silk Road trade routes, by building a trade and infrastructure network that connects Asia with Europe and Africa. 51 The Belt and The Road, Specials, available at https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/ztindex.htm. 2 The Plan for Building Fujian into the Core Area of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, available at https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/zchj/dfgg/1465.htm. 3 James Griffiths, Just what is this One Belt, One Road thing anyway?, available at https://edition. cnn.com/2017/05/11/asia/china-one-belt-one-road-explainer/index.html. 4 Tseng and Lim [1]. 5 B&R Initiative to boost tourism development in all participating countries, available at https://eng. yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/16016.htm.