The research question is to what extent the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) plan will be effective in helping China bounce back from its economic slowdown and what its financial implications are in a policy trilemma context. The BRI was implemented in 2013 as a response to the economic slowdown...

1. Introduction -- 2. A comparative analysis of the Chinese and the US financial system and its regulatory environment -- 3. China’s deepening integration into global financial markets: lessons from the US counterpart -- 4. Pre- and post-pandemic Sino-US inbound and outbound investments -- 5....

This book systematically discusses the contribution of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to China’s transition from an emerging to an advanced economic and financial system after more than five years. From a historical perspective, it explains to what extent the BRI plan is effective enough...