BRI and the changing world order

Levente Horváth

doi:10.32976/stratfuz.2024.13

Authors

Levente Horváth Eurasia Center of John von Neumann University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32976/stratfuz.2024.13

Keywords:

China, Belt and Road Initiative, world order

Abstract

China celebrating the 10 anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative what was born as an economical cooperation, but after 10 years we can realize that the BRI is more than that. Capitalizing on their political and economic achievements in the 21st century, Asian countries are calling for a new world order. We are witnessing the emergence of a new multipolar and multicultural world order, but little has been said about the structure of this new system. China can offer many countries a new alternative for cooperation, thanks to the success of the Belt and Road Initiative, which can be seen as a framework for a new world order. In my study, through an analysis of China's vision of world order and a look beyond Western thinking, I examine whether the Belt and Road can indeed be the foundation of a new world order.

Author Biography

Levente Horváth, Eurasia Center of John von Neumann University

Director of the Eurasia Center of John von Neumann University, former Consul General of Hungary in Shanghai

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