THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF THE BELT AND ROAD (HB 2026)

The third edition of The Routledge Handbook of the Belt and Road documents the developments and achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from 2020 to 2022, capturing the latest evolution of this important international cooperation framework.

With 135 carefully curated entries, this latest edition builds on its predecessors while focusing on new concepts and developments in the 2020–2022 period. The Handbook covers a wide range of topics, including new concepts, working mechanisms, projects, forums, and bilateral and multilateral cooperation initiatives. Each entry follows a consistent, reader-friendly format that outlines the significance, content and progress of various Belt and Road developments, effectively summarizing the theoretical and practical achievements of the initiative to date.

This Handbook will serve members of global think tanks, policymakers and observers involved in the development of the BRI, as well as researchers interested in the latest trends of this global initiative and Chinese economics, politics and international policy.

Editors

Cai Fang is Academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Vice Chairman and Chief Researcher of the National High-end Think Tank at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Peter Nolan is Professor of Chinese Development and Director of the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK.

Wang Linggui is a former Professor at the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Executive Editors

Zhao Jianglin is Senior Researcher, Deputy Director of Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Feng Weijiang is Senior Researcher, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Liu Zuokui is Senior Researcher, General Director of the Institute of World History at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.