China and Global South Development

Economic Cooperation, Investment, and the "Belt and Road"
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-9215-02-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

This open access book offers a comprehensive and empirically grounded study of China’s economic cooperation with the Global South in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The book brings together leading scholars from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to examine the mechanisms, outcomes, and challenges of South–South cooperation across trade, investment, infrastructure, digital finance, green industries, education, and debt governance.

The book aims to:
- Make the original research accessible to a global audience of academics, policymakers, and practitioners.
- Update data and case studies to reflect developments up to 2025.
- Situate China’s Global South cooperation within international development debates and comparative frameworks.
- Contribute to Springer’s established strengths in development economics, international business, and Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Huang, Yiping

Wang, Min

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Economic Cooperation between China and the Global South: From Trade and Investment to Belt and Road Infrastructure Collaboration.- Chapter 2. The New International Economic Environment and Policy Responses for China’s  Outbound Direct Investment.- Chapter 3. Successful Experiences, Challenges, and Policy Expectations for Chinese Firms Going Global under the Belt and Road Initiative.- Chapter 4. Chinese Digital Finance Firms Going Global under the Belt and Road Initiative.- Chapter 5. Win-Win Cooperation between China and Belt and Road Partner Countries in Green and Low-Carbon Industries—A Case Study of the New Energy Vehicle Industry.- Chapter 6. Promoting Industrialization in Developing Countries through Industrial Parks—International Practice of the Belt and Road Initiative from the Perspective of New Structural Economics.- Chapter 7. Infrastructure Investment under the Belt and Road Initiative: The Global Perspective from Economic Geography and Industrialization.- Chapter 8. Promoting Synergistic Development of Overseas Infrastructure Supply: The Case of Zambia.- Chapter 9. Workforce Education as a Driver of Belt and Road Development Cooperation.- Chapter 10. Building China’s South-South Cooperation Governance System under the Global Development Initiative.- Chapter 11. The Belt and Road Initiative: “Four-wheel Drive” and Debt Financing—Deepening Cooperation Requires Improvements on Financing Mechanisms and Multilateral Governance.- Chapter 12. China’s Response to Debt Risks in South-South Countries—Exploring a Climate-Conditional Debt Resolution Framework.

Über Autor(innen)

Huang Yiping, he serves as Boya Distinguished Professor and Dean in National School of Development, Dean of Institute of South–South Cooperation and Development, Director of Digital Finance Research Center, Peking University. He is a membe of Monetary Policy Committee, People’s Bank of China; Vice Secretary-General of China Society for Finance and Banking; Chair of FinTech Development and Research Committee, National Internet Finance Association of China; a member of China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) and China Economist 50 Forum.

Wang Min, Associate Professor (tenured), National School of Development, Peking University; Deputy Director, Center for Environment and Energy Economics, Peking University.