As frame for the set that follows, this article first considers the range of theoretical
interpretations of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Our focus, however, is on a related …

China's debt trap diplomacy has been debated among academia, think tanks, and the
policymaking community. Unlike previous research, which mainly focuses on China's …

This article examines how China sought to externally legitimate the Belt and Road Initiative
(BRI) by means of official rhetoric. The BRI is a notable Chinese policy initiative with a focus …

The debate over China's economic influence on the European Union has grown prominent
on both political and media agendas. However, little is known about how the UK media have …

Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an ambitious development project to build road
and sea infrastructure through parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa that will encourage …

Central to the study of the persuasive powers of media messaging is framing theory, an
explanation of how the press presents stories through specific frames to both present …

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has attracted wide scholarly attention. However,
discussions among social scientists on BRI have largely premised on the academic …

Caught by conflicts, both Australia and China exhibited confused attitudes towards each
other's motives. For China, despite the common interests of strong economic and trade …

This paper examines the image of China and BRI reflected in the three Nepalese domestic
print media, based on 215 contents published from 14 March 2017 to 16 July 2017 following …

This article addresses the questions of whether, to what extent, and how China contests the
norms and practices for public debt management in developing countries as currently …