The Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact on Latin American Connectivity: A Case Study from Chile and Peru
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2022.200142Keywords:
Regional and Global Connectivity, China, Belt and Road Initiative, International Trade, InvestmentsAbstract
Since its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has boosted investments in large infrastructure projects that promote new trade and investment flows between China and the countries receiving its capital. This article aims to analyze how the BRI has produced, specifically, greater regional and global connectivity from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) — a region that is an important link in the initiative and that, until July 2022, had 21 participating countries. In order to do so, the authors empirically examined the experience of two countries that acceded to the initiative, Chile and Peru, in order to understand whether Chinese investments have impacted their connectivity to neighboring countries and other global regions, starting from the understanding of the concept of connectivity as a three-pronged phenomenon that encompasses investment, trade and legal regulation dynamics. The article concludes that there is an increase in regional connectivity of the participating countries in the region via greater regional and global trade flows with China. However, such results cannot be attributed to the official adhesion of countries in the initiative, especially when it comes to connectivity in legal aspects and physical infrastructure.
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