countries (epitomized by China, Russia, Thailand, but also by Singapore) will be affected by a structural shortage of labour … dimension of its need of foreign labour, and its role in the Belt and Road Initiative it is China that should take the lead of a …

the question of whether there occurs synchronization of stock markets between China and the BRI economies. Following this … diversification. Our results show that there is plenty of supporting evidence that the stock markets of China and the BRI economies … bilateral trade is an important determinant for explaining stock market integration between China and the BRI countries. Based …

China and the international monetary system need each other. The international monetary system is strained, with crisis … just around the corner, yet reform is not on anyone's agenda. Meanwhile China, deeply invested in the current system, faces … international monetary system and China-IMF-style Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). If in a unilateral initiative China were to make …

The Belt and Road Initiative paved the way for China to establish far-reaching trade relations and greater political … influence across continents. Dominating the Indo-Pacific region by building up the dependence of the countries there on China is … only part of the strategy. China's actions in this regard are observed with unease by researchers and practitioners …