“…Likewise, in 2013 China launched what is known as a "Belt and Road Initiative" the project aimed at connecting China with the world through its two components; "Silk Road Economic Belt" which is involved with the construction of railways, roads and other land-based infrastructures and "21 st Century Maritime Silk Road" which deals with the development and improvements of ports and other marine based infrastructures. Furthermore, China has invested in emerging technologies such as 5G, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence which positively supports CBE activities (Bao et al, 2020;Guan, 2021;Guan, Zhou, Zhang, Guo and Xie, 2021;Liang, Gu et al, 2021;Jiuru, 2018;Liu and Zhou, 2022;Sun and Watanabe, 2018;Wenying, 2019;Li, 2020;Zhao, 2020;Li et al,2021;Wang et al, 2022;Yang, 2021;Zeng and Wang, 2021;Zhao, He, and Wutao, 2022 ). Previous studies have supported the importance of effective and efficient logistics and trade infrastructures on trade performance (Giuffrida, 2017;Song and Lee, 2022).…”