内容简介
The EU’s response to the “Belt and Road” Initiative suggests that the Initiative enjoys a popularity iEurope and Europe expects to get a lift from the rise of Chinese economy and develop economic and trade relations with China by making full use of the various initiatives and mechanisms launched by China. However, to understand the real attitude of Europe towards the initiative, the official declarations of the Europeacountries are far from enough. Therefore, it is necessary to further analyze the motives behind Europearesponses and the potential of the bilateral cooperatiobetweethe twosides. Ithis book, the author has made a concrete analysis othe Europearesponses through multiple field trips and on-set interviews, and theput forward some specific policy suggestions othe future cooperatiobetweethe two sides.The EU’s response to the “Belt and Road” Initiative suggests that the Initiative enjoys a popularity iEurope and Europe expects to get a lift from the rise of Chinese economy and develop economic and trade relations with China by making full use of the various initiatives and mechanisms launched by China. However, to understand the real attitude of Europe towards the initiative, the official declarations of the Europeacountries are far from enough. Therefore, it is necessary to further analyze the motives behind Europearesponses and the potential of the bilateral cooperatiobetweethe twosides. Ithis book, the author has made a concrete analysis othe Europearesponses through multiple field trips and on-set interviews, and theput forward some specific policy suggestions othe future cooperatiobetweethe two sides. Another focus of this book are the risks of building the “Belt and Road” iEurope. It is of great significance to strengthethe awareness of risk preventioicase of emergencies. After all, a stitch itime saves nine. The landmark project, the China-Europe Land-Sea Express Passage, for instance, has encountered a series of obstacles such as the political turmoil of Greece, the political crisis of Macedonia and the refugee crisis of Europe. Iaddition, the “Silk Road Economic Belt”, which is the land route betweeChina and Europe, also faces aarray of difficulties and challenges. The regulatiolimit, the technological barrier and the lack of mutual trust betweeChina and Europe have made it difficult for China to build the “Belt and Road” iEurope. Iview of this, China should be conscious of the situatioand think ahead.