Rise of China and The Belt & Road Initiative

Contents Book Overview // iv Belt and Road Initiative: Globalization with Chinese Characteristics or the Revival of Historical Silk Road? // 1 Reception of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in Vietnam: Between Security Concerns and Infrastructural Financing Needs // 15 The Expected Effects of Belt and Road Initiative Projects on the Unity of ASEAN: A Tale of Further Integration or Disintegration? // 27 Russian and Central Asian Views on China's Belt & Road Initiative // 39 South Asian Perspectives on China's Belt and Road Initiative, and China Pakistan Economic Corridor // 53 References // 65 Ulas Basar Gezgin's Bio // 95 Ulas Basar Gezgin's Books // 95