Description: One Belt One Road argues that the largest global infrastructure development program in history is not the centralized and systematic project that many assume. Rather, Eyck Freymann suggests, the campaign aims to build the cult of Chinese President Xi Jinping while exporting an ancient model of patronage and tribute.
Brief description: Eyck Freymann is a DPhil candidate in China Studies at the University of Oxford. His work has been published or cited in the New York Times, The Economist, and The Atlantic.
Review Quotes: Anyone interested in great power competition should read One Belt One Road, as Freymann combines extensive research with rigorous analysis to elucidate the PRC's true intentions for global economic expansion. ...Would be a welcome addition to syllabi for undergraduate curricula in political science, professional military education, and Chinese foreign relations disciplines.--Thomas Lee "H-Net Reviews" (4/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)