China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has attracted increasing attention worldwide since its
inception in 2013. Although the research is fast increasing in terms of publications, there is a …

In 2013, China's growing economic capacities motivated Beijing to launch a multilateral
bank to advance its diplomatic agenda. Scholars are still debating precisely what Beijing …

China sometimes plays a leadership role in addressing global challenges, but at other times
it free rides or even spoils efforts at cooperation. When will rising powers like China help to …

We examine the impact of China's commercially oriented forms of state financing, the
dominant type of Chinese aid, on voting alignment between recipient countries and China in …

While major arenas of Sino-Japanese struggle are maritime security affairs and political
leadership in managing regional affairs, infrastructure development is emerging as a new …

Financing the Future explains how the unique governance arrangements and financial
model of Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) shape their behavior. Outlining a …

We study how international status concerns among the public affect support for political
leaders, arguing that because status competition is pervasive in social life and because …

This paper analyzes how patterns of international cooperation are affected if a group of
states, led by a major power, pursues a strategy of “contested multilateralism”(CM). We …

US policy toward the People's Republic of China (PRC) has come under increasing attack in
Washington, as a growing chorus of analysts paints the PRC has a revisionist power …

Since 2009, the Chinese government has committed itself to encourage Renminbi (RMB)
internationalization. China has introduced various direct steps supporting the RMB …