Jidan X. Philosophical Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative

The dissertation is dedicated to the analysis the philosophical foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Belt and Road Initiative is China’s national strategy in the early 21st century and China’s top-level grand strategy in the early 21st century. In 2013, China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative. This initiative is intended to strengthen the Asia-Europe connectivity and interoperability, and the degree of openness to other regions such as Africa and Latin America. In May 2017, on the “Belt and Road Forum for international Cooperation”, Xi Jinping emphasized that the road will be “the road to peace and prosperity road, open road, road to innovation, and the road to civilization”. The Belt and Road Initiative has actually become a further step going to the world for China, and an opportunity for the world to recognize China. The success of the Belt and Road Initiative construction depends on both lasting efforts in China and depends on the cooperation of countries along the Belt and Road. The Belt and Road Initiative is a massive infrastructure project proposed by the Chinese government in 2013, and from a philosophical perspective, the BRI can be interpreted in several ways, depending on the philosophical framework applied.