Analyzing the Chinese narrative of new international relations in the context of belt road initiative (BRI)

Abstract

The paper has analyzed the narrative of a new kind of international relations that China has proposed as an alternative to the currently prevalent west dominated world order, through an analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The argument posited is that there is a clear divorce between China’s words and actions, and that there is a visible, fundamental similarity with that which it seeks to oppose or replace in the global order.