This book looks at how Chinese companies optimize investment opportunities while implementing the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative. With first-hand data from host stakeholders and on-ground project managers, this book is a valuable text for policy makers and researchers hoping to understand the policy implications of B&R investments.

Jerry J. Zhang has been an investment professional since 2010. He was previously an investment banker in New York and Hong Kong for 15 years. He obtained his Doctor of Business Administration degree from City University of Hong Kong in 2020 and his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1994.

1. Introduction 2. Silk Roads History and Case Country Institutional Dynamics 3. Profile of Case Actors and Cases 4. CMPorts' Investments in Sri Lanka 5. China Merchants' Investments in Djibouti 6. China Merchants' Investment in Belarus 7. Cross-Case Generalizations and Policy Implications 8. Chinese Firms' Institutional Strategies 9. Generalizations and Implications of Chinese Firms' Institutional Strategies 10. Conclusion