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1|Contents|5
1|List of Contributors|7
1|Introduction|9
2|References|14
1|Strengthening the Cultural and Normative Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative: The Colombo Plan, Yan Xuetong and Chines...|15
2|1 China´s Belt and Road Initiative: Dream?|15
3|1.1 Motivation and Structure|15
3|1.2 Methodological Approach|18
2|2 The Belt and Road Initiative|20
2|3 The Lack of Moral Vision in the OBOR as a Problem|23
3|3.1 General Concerns|23
3|3.2 Two Specific Charges|24
4|3.2.1 Neo-Colonialism|25
4|3.2.2 Resentment and Volatile Political Support of the Initiative|26
2|4 Promoting a Two-Way Cultural BRI: The Colombo and the New Colombo Plans|27
3|4.1 China´s Cultural Diplomacy|27
3|4.2 No, It Is Not the Marshal Plan. It Is the Colombo Plan!|29
3|4.3 Australia´s Soft Regionalism and the Colombo(s) Plan(s)|31
2|5 Normative Leadership in International Relations|36
3|5.1 Yan Xuetong´s Vision|37
3|5.2 Critiques to Yan´s Pre-Qin Philosophy Turn: Chinese Hierarchical Supremacy Not Moral and Cultural Pluralism|40
3|5.3 Displacing the Critiques: Non-Ideal Theory, no Cosmopolitanism, Institutional and Moral Competition|41
2|6 Conclusion|44
2|References|45
1|Developing a Sustainable Legal System for the Belt and Road Initiative|50
2|1 Introduction|50
3|1.1 The Challenge|51
2|2 Why Trustworthiness Matters for BR|52
2|3 Encouraging Trustworthy Behaviour Across BR|54
2|4 The Role of the Legal System|55
2|5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Legal Traditions|57
2|6 Chinese Law and Practice|59
2|7 Potential for Improving Trustworthiness|61
2|References|63
1|The Normative Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative|66
2|1 Introduction: BRI as a Normative Concept|66
2|2 Normative Sources of the BRI: Global China|69
3|2.1 China´s Own Development Path|69
3|2.2 China´s New Foreign Policy|70
2|3 Normative Anchoring: Betting on Shared Destiny|72
2|4 Respecting the Red Lines: Sovereignty-First|76
2|5 Unlocking Potentials: State-Led Growth and Cooperation|78
2|6 Seeking Synergies: Connectivity and New Regionalism|81
2|7 Philosophy of Practice: Flexibility, Experimentation and Exception|83
2|8 Concluding Remarks and Further Research|84
2|References|87
1|The Belt and Road Initiative as Global Public Good: Implications for International Law|91
2|1 Introduction|91
2|2 Global Public Good: Concept, Law and the BRI|93
3|2.1 Global Public Good: What´s in a Concept?|93
3|2.2 Global Public Good and International Law|94
3|2.3 The BRI and Global Public Good|95
2|3 Juxtaposing International Law with the BRI: A Critical Study|97
3|3.1 International Law: Some Reflections|97
3|3.2 Assessing the BRI Within Contemporary International Legal Order|99
2|4 The BRI as Global Public Good and the ``Tian-xia´´ (All-Under Heaven): A New Paradigm to International Law?|101
3|4.1 The ``Tian-xia´´ as the Bedrock of Chinese Conception of World Order|101
3|4.2 BRI and Global Public Good: An Interpretation from the ``Tian-xia´´|103
3|4.3 Evaluating the Impact of the BRI on International Law|104
2|5 An Emerging Chinese Perspective of International Law Under the BRI: Opportunities and Challenges|105
3|5.1 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the BRI and Global Public Good|105
3|5.2 Fostering the Chinese Perspective of International Law: Ambiguities and Challenges|107
2|6 Conclusion|108
2|References|108
1|A Tale of Ending Poverty: The New Financial Institutions and China´s Global Strategy|111
2|1 Introduction|111
2|2 The New Institutions´ Story of Ending Poverty|113
3|2.1 Financing of the BRI and the New Institutions|113
3|2.2 Ending Poverty or Strategic Struggle?|115
3|2.3 Strategic Struggles and the Downside|117
2|3 Exploring China´s Global Strategy: Through the Financing Mechanism of the BRI|121
3|3.1 Financing Mechanism of BRI: Domestic Banking|122
4|3.1.1 State-Owned Commercial Banks|122
4|3.1.2 Policy Banks|123
4|3.1.3 Others|123
3|3.2 BRI: Projects of Infrastructure Financing|124
3|3.3 China´s Global Strategy Through Infrastructure Financing and Development Financing|126
2|4 Conclusion: BRI in a World of Struggle|128
2|References|131
1|Planning for a Sustainable Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): An Appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Env...|134
2|1 Introduction|134
2|2 Aims and Methods|135
2|3 AIIB´s Goals and Areas of Intervention|136
2|4 Case Study: Appraising the AIIB Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)|138
3|4.1 Rationale|138
3|4.2 Scope|139
3|4.3 Legitimacy|140
3|4.4 Decision Making Process|142
2|5 Discussion|144
2|6 Conclusion|146
2|References|147
1|Developing China´s Investor-State Arbitration Clause|151
2|1 Introduction|151
3|1.1 International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and Investor-State Arbitration (ISA): China and the `Belt and Road´ Countries|153
4|1.1.1 China´s IIA: Developments and Features|153
4|1.1.2 China´s Investment Activities and IIAs with the `Belt and Road´ Countries|155
4|1.1.3 ISA Experiences: China and the `Belt and Road´ Countries|156
2|2 Three Generations of ISA Clauses: Change of Scope|158
2|3 Selection of Institutions, Rules and Applicable Law|162
2|4 Pre-conditions for Submitting an ISA Claim|164
2|5 Enforceability of the ISA Award|165
2|6 Concurrent ISA Clauses and the Transition of ISA Clauses|167
2|7 Summarising and Commenting on China´s Current ISA Clause and Its Network|169
2|8 Development of a Converged ISA Clause Network in the Context of the `Belt and Road´ Perspective: Possible Platforms, Approac...|171
2|9 Conclusion|177
2|References|182
1|On the Environmental Responsibility of Chinese Enterprises for Their FDIs in Countries Within the Belt and Road Initiative|186
2|1 Introduction|186
2|2 FDI and Environmental Protection Issues|187
3|2.1 FDI of Chinese Enterprises in Other BR Countries|187
3|2.2 Issues of Environmental Protection|189
2|3 Determination of Environmental Responsibility|190
3|3.1 Sources of Environmental Responsibility|191
3|3.2 Settlement of Environmental Disputes|193
2|4 Strategies for Chinese Enterprises in Dealing with Environmental Responsibility|197
3|4.1 Changing the Notion of Operation: From Domestic to Abroad|197
3|4.2 Performing Due Diligence and Prudence|198
3|4.3 Utilizing Multiple Dispute Resolution Mechanisms|199
2|5 Conclusion|205
2|References|206
1|Some Suggestions for Improving the International Credibility of the Chinese Judiciary: A Focus on the BRI|209
2|1 Introduction|209
2|2 Fostering the Judicial Ideology of a Major Country|210
2|3 Equal Protection|210
2|4 Win-Win Cooperation|211
2|5 Opening Up and Efficiency|211
2|6 Improving the Judicial System|211
3|6.1 Fully Guaranteeing Foreigners´ Litigation Rights|211
3|6.2 The Guarantee of Litigation Fees|212
3|6.3 The Judicial Succor and Litigation Fee Waivers|212
3|6.4 The Agent ad Litem|212
3|6.5 Properly Narrowing the Ambit of Exclusive Jurisdiction|213
3|6.6 Properly Settling Parallel Proceedings|214
2|7 Innovating Judicial Methods|215
3|7.1 Actively Applying Forum Non Conveniens|215
3|7.2 Actively Confirming Existence of Reciprocity|216
3|7.3 Accurately Applying International Treaties and Customs|217
3|7.4 Fully Utilizing Model Cases|218
2|8 Promoting Inclusive Judicial Culture|219
3|8.1 Promoting a Diversified Dispute Resolution Mechanism|219
3|8.2 Ascertaining and Correctly Applying Foreign Law|220
2|9 Conclusion|221
2|References|222
1|China´s ``Belt and Road Initiative´´: What´s in it for Law Firms and Lawyers?|223
2|1 One Belt, One Road: Centrepiece of China´s Limitless Economic Rise|223
2|2 China´s Legal Services Industry|224
2|3 Chinese Government and Legal Services Industry in the BR Context|226
2|4 Measuring Short-Term and Long-Term Expectations|228
2|5 Expectations on Practice Areas of Demand Within the BR Context|230
2|6 Expectations Related to Law Firms Outreach Activities and Marketing Strategies in Connection with the BRI|233
2|7 Expectations for Hong Kong SAR for Capitalizing on Opportunities, Arising Within BR Context|237
2|8 Conclusion and Outlook|239
2|Appendix 1|240
2|Appendix 2|240
2|Appendix 3|241
2|References|242
1|Epilogue|245
2|References|251
1|List of Contributors|7
1|Introduction|9
2|References|14
1|Strengthening the Cultural and Normative Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative: The Colombo Plan, Yan Xuetong and Chines...|15
2|1 China´s Belt and Road Initiative: Dream?|15
3|1.1 Motivation and Structure|15
3|1.2 Methodological Approach|18
2|2 The Belt and Road Initiative|20
2|3 The Lack of Moral Vision in the OBOR as a Problem|23
3|3.1 General Concerns|23
3|3.2 Two Specific Charges|24
4|3.2.1 Neo-Colonialism|25
4|3.2.2 Resentment and Volatile Political Support of the Initiative|26
2|4 Promoting a Two-Way Cultural BRI: The Colombo and the New Colombo Plans|27
3|4.1 China´s Cultural Diplomacy|27
3|4.2 No, It Is Not the Marshal Plan. It Is the Colombo Plan!|29
3|4.3 Australia´s Soft Regionalism and the Colombo(s) Plan(s)|31
2|5 Normative Leadership in International Relations|36
3|5.1 Yan Xuetong´s Vision|37
3|5.2 Critiques to Yan´s Pre-Qin Philosophy Turn: Chinese Hierarchical Supremacy Not Moral and Cultural Pluralism|40
3|5.3 Displacing the Critiques: Non-Ideal Theory, no Cosmopolitanism, Institutional and Moral Competition|41
2|6 Conclusion|44
2|References|45
1|Developing a Sustainable Legal System for the Belt and Road Initiative|50
2|1 Introduction|50
3|1.1 The Challenge|51
2|2 Why Trustworthiness Matters for BR|52
2|3 Encouraging Trustworthy Behaviour Across BR|54
2|4 The Role of the Legal System|55
2|5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Legal Traditions|57
2|6 Chinese Law and Practice|59
2|7 Potential for Improving Trustworthiness|61
2|References|63
1|The Normative Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative|66
2|1 Introduction: BRI as a Normative Concept|66
2|2 Normative Sources of the BRI: Global China|69
3|2.1 China´s Own Development Path|69
3|2.2 China´s New Foreign Policy|70
2|3 Normative Anchoring: Betting on Shared Destiny|72
2|4 Respecting the Red Lines: Sovereignty-First|76
2|5 Unlocking Potentials: State-Led Growth and Cooperation|78
2|6 Seeking Synergies: Connectivity and New Regionalism|81
2|7 Philosophy of Practice: Flexibility, Experimentation and Exception|83
2|8 Concluding Remarks and Further Research|84
2|References|87
1|The Belt and Road Initiative as Global Public Good: Implications for International Law|91
2|1 Introduction|91
2|2 Global Public Good: Concept, Law and the BRI|93
3|2.1 Global Public Good: What´s in a Concept?|93
3|2.2 Global Public Good and International Law|94
3|2.3 The BRI and Global Public Good|95
2|3 Juxtaposing International Law with the BRI: A Critical Study|97
3|3.1 International Law: Some Reflections|97
3|3.2 Assessing the BRI Within Contemporary International Legal Order|99
2|4 The BRI as Global Public Good and the ``Tian-xia´´ (All-Under Heaven): A New Paradigm to International Law?|101
3|4.1 The ``Tian-xia´´ as the Bedrock of Chinese Conception of World Order|101
3|4.2 BRI and Global Public Good: An Interpretation from the ``Tian-xia´´|103
3|4.3 Evaluating the Impact of the BRI on International Law|104
2|5 An Emerging Chinese Perspective of International Law Under the BRI: Opportunities and Challenges|105
3|5.1 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the BRI and Global Public Good|105
3|5.2 Fostering the Chinese Perspective of International Law: Ambiguities and Challenges|107
2|6 Conclusion|108
2|References|108
1|A Tale of Ending Poverty: The New Financial Institutions and China´s Global Strategy|111
2|1 Introduction|111
2|2 The New Institutions´ Story of Ending Poverty|113
3|2.1 Financing of the BRI and the New Institutions|113
3|2.2 Ending Poverty or Strategic Struggle?|115
3|2.3 Strategic Struggles and the Downside|117
2|3 Exploring China´s Global Strategy: Through the Financing Mechanism of the BRI|121
3|3.1 Financing Mechanism of BRI: Domestic Banking|122
4|3.1.1 State-Owned Commercial Banks|122
4|3.1.2 Policy Banks|123
4|3.1.3 Others|123
3|3.2 BRI: Projects of Infrastructure Financing|124
3|3.3 China´s Global Strategy Through Infrastructure Financing and Development Financing|126
2|4 Conclusion: BRI in a World of Struggle|128
2|References|131
1|Planning for a Sustainable Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): An Appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Env...|134
2|1 Introduction|134
2|2 Aims and Methods|135
2|3 AIIB´s Goals and Areas of Intervention|136
2|4 Case Study: Appraising the AIIB Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)|138
3|4.1 Rationale|138
3|4.2 Scope|139
3|4.3 Legitimacy|140
3|4.4 Decision Making Process|142
2|5 Discussion|144
2|6 Conclusion|146
2|References|147
1|Developing China´s Investor-State Arbitration Clause|151
2|1 Introduction|151
3|1.1 International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and Investor-State Arbitration (ISA): China and the `Belt and Road´ Countries|153
4|1.1.1 China´s IIA: Developments and Features|153
4|1.1.2 China´s Investment Activities and IIAs with the `Belt and Road´ Countries|155
4|1.1.3 ISA Experiences: China and the `Belt and Road´ Countries|156
2|2 Three Generations of ISA Clauses: Change of Scope|158
2|3 Selection of Institutions, Rules and Applicable Law|162
2|4 Pre-conditions for Submitting an ISA Claim|164
2|5 Enforceability of the ISA Award|165
2|6 Concurrent ISA Clauses and the Transition of ISA Clauses|167
2|7 Summarising and Commenting on China´s Current ISA Clause and Its Network|169
2|8 Development of a Converged ISA Clause Network in the Context of the `Belt and Road´ Perspective: Possible Platforms, Approac...|171
2|9 Conclusion|177
2|References|182
1|On the Environmental Responsibility of Chinese Enterprises for Their FDIs in Countries Within the Belt and Road Initiative|186
2|1 Introduction|186
2|2 FDI and Environmental Protection Issues|187
3|2.1 FDI of Chinese Enterprises in Other BR Countries|187
3|2.2 Issues of Environmental Protection|189
2|3 Determination of Environmental Responsibility|190
3|3.1 Sources of Environmental Responsibility|191
3|3.2 Settlement of Environmental Disputes|193
2|4 Strategies for Chinese Enterprises in Dealing with Environmental Responsibility|197
3|4.1 Changing the Notion of Operation: From Domestic to Abroad|197
3|4.2 Performing Due Diligence and Prudence|198
3|4.3 Utilizing Multiple Dispute Resolution Mechanisms|199
2|5 Conclusion|205
2|References|206
1|Some Suggestions for Improving the International Credibility of the Chinese Judiciary: A Focus on the BRI|209
2|1 Introduction|209
2|2 Fostering the Judicial Ideology of a Major Country|210
2|3 Equal Protection|210
2|4 Win-Win Cooperation|211
2|5 Opening Up and Efficiency|211
2|6 Improving the Judicial System|211
3|6.1 Fully Guaranteeing Foreigners´ Litigation Rights|211
3|6.2 The Guarantee of Litigation Fees|212
3|6.3 The Judicial Succor and Litigation Fee Waivers|212
3|6.4 The Agent ad Litem|212
3|6.5 Properly Narrowing the Ambit of Exclusive Jurisdiction|213
3|6.6 Properly Settling Parallel Proceedings|214
2|7 Innovating Judicial Methods|215
3|7.1 Actively Applying Forum Non Conveniens|215
3|7.2 Actively Confirming Existence of Reciprocity|216
3|7.3 Accurately Applying International Treaties and Customs|217
3|7.4 Fully Utilizing Model Cases|218
2|8 Promoting Inclusive Judicial Culture|219
3|8.1 Promoting a Diversified Dispute Resolution Mechanism|219
3|8.2 Ascertaining and Correctly Applying Foreign Law|220
2|9 Conclusion|221
2|References|222
1|China´s ``Belt and Road Initiative´´: What´s in it for Law Firms and Lawyers?|223
2|1 One Belt, One Road: Centrepiece of China´s Limitless Economic Rise|223
2|2 China´s Legal Services Industry|224
2|3 Chinese Government and Legal Services Industry in the BR Context|226
2|4 Measuring Short-Term and Long-Term Expectations|228
2|5 Expectations on Practice Areas of Demand Within the BR Context|230
2|6 Expectations Related to Law Firms Outreach Activities and Marketing Strategies in Connection with the BRI|233
2|7 Expectations for Hong Kong SAR for Capitalizing on Opportunities, Arising Within BR Context|237
2|8 Conclusion and Outlook|239
2|Appendix 1|240
2|Appendix 2|240
2|Appendix 3|241
2|References|242
1|Epilogue|245
2|References|251