The New Silk Road

geopolitical implications of Chinese investments in Latin America

Authors

  • Ricardo Lopes Kotz Renmin University of China
  • Anna Carletti Universidade Federal do Pampa
  • Gabrielly Jacques Correia Universidade Federal do Pampa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v14n3.2019.921

Abstract

The New Silk Road, known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), consists of an investment plan proposed by China, encompassing 65 countries, comprising approximately 62% of the world’s population and 30% of global GDP. The BRI is the main foreign policy initiative of the Xi Jinping government, resulting in a strategic vision for the global projection of the country. The research aims to identify the main geopolitical impacts of the New Silk Road in Latin America, through the case study of the bioceanic railway between Brazil, Bolivia
and Peru. The preliminary results point to the fact that such investments are fundamental for China due to the access to strategic natural resources that are important in order to maintain the pace of development of its economy in the long term.

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Author Biographies

Ricardo Lopes Kotz, Renmin University of China

Mestrando em Estudos Contemporâneos da China pela Renmin University of China (Suzhou). Mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Especialista em Estratégia e Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela UNIPAMPA. Curículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0922009661033733.

Anna Carletti, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Associate Professor at the International Relations Course of the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA). She holds a degree in Modern Foreign Languages ​​- by Università Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza (1996), Specialization in History of China and East Asia by I.S.I.A.O in Rome. She holds a PhD in History from UFRGS (2007) and a Post-Doctorate degree in Political Science from the same institution (2011).

Gabrielly Jacques Correia, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA). Currículo Lattes:

http://lattes.cnpq.br/6559990131737537.

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Published

2019-11-28

How to Cite

Lopes Kotz, R., Carletti, A., & Correia, G. J. (2019). The New Silk Road: geopolitical implications of Chinese investments in Latin America. Carta Internacional, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v14n3.2019.921

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2019): Carta Internacional

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