Spatial Big Data Analysis of Political Risks along the Belt and Road

Zhang, Chuchu; Xiao, Chaowei; Liu, Helin

doi:10.3390/su11082216

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“…First, although a high percentage of Chinese B&R projects are in regions with high political risks [78], this ODI from China improves the institutional quality of B&R countries, including control of corruption, government effectiveness, political stability, regulatory quality, rule of law, and WGI average. No significant effect is found for voice and accountability, which is in line with what one would logically expect.…”

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Does China’s Outward Direct Investment Improve the Institutional Quality of the Belt and Road Countries?

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This article investigates the effects of China’s outward direct investment (ODI) on the institutional quality of the Belt and Road (B&R) countries. Based on a panel data set of 63 B&R countries during the period 2003 to 2016, we find that China’s ODI improves the institutional quality of B&R countries not only in the short run but also in the long run. Further, although China’s ODI exerts no differential impacts on host country institutional dimensions of “control of corruption,” “government effectiveness,” and “political stability” in countries with different natural resource endowments, it improves their institutional dimensions of “regulatory quality” and “rule of law,” implying that China’s ODI may help the host B&R countries minimize the “resource curse”. As one of the most important strategies for China’s opening-up development in the current era, the B&R initiative serves as means to promote sustainable development of B&R countries. The article therefore contributes to existing scholarship on the institutional effects of China’s ODI and sheds light on the mechanisms that drive sustainable development.

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Does China’s Outward Direct Investment Improve the Institutional Quality of the Belt and Road Countries?

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“…Possible reasons could be that BRI projects within China were initiated earlier than overseas investments, but also limited data and engagement with BRI host countries, or a lower level of awareness or interest within China of BRI’s impact on these countries. China’s efforts to promote ‘big data’ information-sharing platforms for BRI [ 37 ] will hopefully alleviate this and promote new opportunities for academic exchange and research [ 38 ]. Meanwhile, the dearth of environmental research specific to BRI routes outside of China should be addressed by the scientific community.…”

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“…Nevertheless, BRI environmental papers are far less polarised than news coverage. It is well recognised in both China and abroad that science can provide solutions to ensure the success of BRI [37,38], and apart from the practical fruits of scientific research, scientific collaboration itself can be a powerful instrument of peace to transcend and alleviate geopolitical and cultural tensions [46].…”

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Building a green Belt and Road: A systematic review and comparative assessment of the Chinese and English-language literature

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International attention on the environmental impacts of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is increasing, but little is known internationally about the large corpus of Chinese BRI environmental research. We present the first systematic review of the Chinese and Englishlanguage BRI environmental research, supported with text mining and sentiment analysis. We found that the research is dominated by Chinese authors writing about BRI routes within China in Chinese, even though concerns around BRI are largely about impacts and benefits within host countries, and the volume of publications in English is recently catching up. Different disciplines and methods are well-represented across languages, apart from specific types of Chinese social science papers. The sentiments of academic research are largely neutral and less polarised than media discourse. We recommend that scientists and practitioners should pay more attention to BRI environmental impacts in developing countries and proactively engage local voices.

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“…There is no defined list of countries or regions in the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) because it is open to all interested countries. However, in academic research, there is a widely used group of 65 countries [15]. At present, the total length of main roads in those countries is around 517,400 km, while the total length of the railway networks is about 384,500 km, accounting for 28% of the world's total railways [16].…”

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Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese strategy, proposed to strengthen the connectivity and cooperation among BRI countries. Under this circumstance, many transportation projects are planned to be carried out, which means the transportation accessibility evaluation is of significance in providing valuable suggestions for transportation construction. This research established a global transportation accessibility index (GTAI) model in the BRI region using raster data. Based on its gridded outputs, we conducted classification evaluation, autocorrelation analysis, and a geographical weighted regression model to explore the spatial characteristics of the GTAI distribution and its correlation with population density. The results show that: (1) most countries in Europe and the Middle East, western Russia, and eastern China enjoy high accessibility, while central regions (e.g., Central Asia and western China) have poor access to destinations; (2) the GTAI values are distributed as a spindle, where about 60% areas belong to the middle transportation accessibility region, mapped as a non-significant type; and (3) there is a positive relationship between transportation accessibility and population distribution, but their connection tends to be weaker as socioeconomic development increases. Finally, several policy implementations are provided: (1) give a priority to road or railway construction between China and Central Asian countries; (2) establish an innovative transportation system and introduce advanced technologies to enhance the exchange and cooperation among the BRI countries; (3) improve public transport management in well-developed regions, and introduce talents and strengthen transportation infrastructure construction in developing regions.

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Spatial Big Data Analysis of Political Risks along the Belt and Road

Cited by 22 publications

References 28 publications

Does China’s Outward Direct Investment Improve the Institutional Quality of the Belt and Road Countries?

Does China’s Outward Direct Investment Improve the Institutional Quality of the Belt and Road Countries?

Building a green Belt and Road: A systematic review and comparative assessment of the Chinese and English-language literature

Numerical Simulation and Spatial Distribution of Transportation Accessibility in the Regions Involved in the Belt and Road Initiative

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