Varieties of institutional systems,the belt-road initiative,and the patterned investment flows

Although the Belt-Road initiative (BRI), as a ‘model’ government initiative, has attracted great attention from both academia and industry, one central question related to the location choice of Chinese investment remains under-researched. Our study is motivated to reveal how institutional configurations of BRI participant countries that lead to a high volume of Chinese outward investment vary with the BRI. Utilizing the varieties of institutional systems (VIS) framework, we compare two Waves (2008–2013 and 2014–2019) of Chinese outward investment flows into 120 BRI participant countries. Using institutional elements—the roles of the state, financial markets, human capital, social trust, and corporate governance—as a holistic lens, some intriguing findings of patterned Chinese outward investment are observed. Instead of a single best form of institutional environment, various combinations of institutional arrangements are equally effective, but they differ subtly before and after the BRI in attracting Chinese outward investment. Four prototypes of institutional configurations of BRI participant countries are identified, including configurations with compatible institutional settings, institutional voids, ‘idealistic’ VIS conditions, and emerging institutional elements. Corresponding propositions are proposed for future theoretical advancement.     

“数字丝绸之路”国际规则体系逻辑架构——以实体化“一带一路”实践为鉴

“数字丝绸之路”是数字经济赋能下“一带一路”国际合作领域的延伸和拓展。在“一带一路”建设由项目导向到规则导向的转变下，进一步健全国际规则体系已成为“数字丝绸 之路”建设的主要目标。对此，以守正思维和创新思维回溯实体化“一带一路”法治实践经验将具有重要的理论价值和现实意义。一方面,承继实体化“一带一路”的法治价值、治理原则、路径选 择；另一方面，更新适应数字贸易模式、维护网络空间安全、处理数字经济纠纷的规则。鉴于实体 化“一带一路”规则法治实践经验，“数字丝绸之路”国际规则体系可以从三个方面建立架构：完善以自由贸易协定和数字经济专项协定为主要载体的数字经济合作体系；加强打击网络犯罪和 网络恐怖主义、ICT 供应链风险管理、跨境数据保护等安全保障体系；构建适应数字纠纷特点的权利保障和争端解决机制。     

"一带一路"区域价值网结构演进与国家角色地位变迁 ——基于43国的社会网络动态分析

以"一带一路"沿线43个国家作为研究对象,基于2012—2018年的双边贸易数据矩阵,运用修正后的引力模型和社会网络法,考量"一带一路"沿线国家双边价值引力常数偏度、区域价值网演化、国家角色定位变迁.结果显示:中国、印度、俄罗斯、印度尼西亚在"一带一路"沿线国家中具有较大贸易影响力,与中国区域价值引力较大的国家主要是位于"一带"和"一路"前端的东盟和俄罗斯;"一带一路"区域存在中国、俄罗斯、波兰和匈牙利四个紧密关联的贸易中心,其他国家往往与地理上最接近的中心进行贸易,形成四大空间区域;中国"核心"和"桥梁"功能显著,与其他国家的贸易引力和网络粘度较高,已在价值网中居于强主导地位.