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Eyck Freymann, "One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World" (Harvard UP, 2020)

New Books in Economics

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Examining Chinese Investments: The Case of Sri Lanka

This chapter examines case studies of the Belt and Road Initiative in Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Greece, focusing on the Hambantota port's troubled development. It critiques U.S. perspectives on Sri Lanka's partnership with China, suggesting that political dynamics and economic realities are often misinterpreted in the context of debt diplomacy.

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