The study analyzes the New Silk Road, or Belt Road Initiative (BRI), placing the initiative in a broader framework of internationalization of Chinese development. In this sense, China’s financing networks, global flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and construction contracts are mapped. The argument is that the initiative is still building the necessary conditions to boost FDI flows in the countries that are part of the initiative. Chinese policy and commercial banks and multilateral credit institutions play an important role in building an ecosystem that fosters stronger economic relations between China and the BRI countries.
Call for Participation: III Development Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean with China (August 17–18, 2026, Zhengzhou)
Organized by SELA and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), this forum will take place in Zhengzhou, China, on August 17 and 18, 2026. The event aims to enhance economic connectivity and foster shared prosperity through high-level strategic dialogue.


