The second cold war: US-China competition for centrality in infrastructure, digital, production, and finance networks
Relations between the US and China have deteriorated to their lowest point since their
rapprochement in the 1970s. To make sense of contemporary geopolitics, our objective in …
rapprochement in the 1970s. To make sense of contemporary geopolitics, our objective in …
Why the West's alternative to China's international infrastructure financing is failing
As geopolitical rivalry intensifies, Western states have moved to compete with China's Belt
and Road Initiative (BRI). However, the mobilisation of funds for global infrastructure …
and Road Initiative (BRI). However, the mobilisation of funds for global infrastructure …
Making space for the new state capitalism, part II: Relationality, spatiotemporality and uneven development
The theme issue 'Making Space for the New State Capitalism'brings together insights from
critical economic geography and heterodox political economy through a series of papers …
critical economic geography and heterodox political economy through a series of papers …
State de-financialisation through incorporating local government bonds in the budgetary process in China
In China, state-led financialisation through local government financing platforms resulted in
a surge in local government debt. To manage financial risk, the central state introduced local …
a surge in local government debt. To manage financial risk, the central state introduced local …
Stay or leave? US-listed Chinese companies under financial decoupling push and the reshaping of global financial networks
The deterioration of Sino-US relations in recent years has led to a financial decoupling
between the world's two largest economies, impacting Chinese companies listed on US …
between the world's two largest economies, impacting Chinese companies listed on US …
Does digital credit alleviate household income vulnerability?
H Wang, X Du, C Ge, W Wu - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
As a result of various internal and external risks and unstable expectations, the income
vulnerability of households in various countries has come to the forefront, weakening the …
vulnerability of households in various countries has come to the forefront, weakening the …
Beyond the spatial fix: towards a finance-sensitive reading of the Belt and Road in Serbia
IT Liu - Area Development and Policy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been theorised as a spatial fix to China's
overaccumulation problem, and as such, an implicitly productivist endeavour. This article …
overaccumulation problem, and as such, an implicitly productivist endeavour. This article …
Conceptualising Chinese transnational infrastructure projects in Europe and beyond
F Schaefer, G Mohan - Progress in Human Geography, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Chinese actors have emerged as major funders and developers of large-scale transnational
infrastructure projects in Europe and beyond. Despite this profound shift, geographers have …
infrastructure projects in Europe and beyond. Despite this profound shift, geographers have …
China's national oil companies going global and coming home: State–firm nexus, global financial networks, and geopolitical risks
Both the “going global” strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative have prompted Chinese
companies to carry out overseas investment and global financing. China's three major …
companies to carry out overseas investment and global financing. China's three major …
Building state centrality through state selective financialization: Reconfiguring the land reserve system in China
The state has been pivotal in both facilitating financialization and dealing with its
consequences, through which the state itself has also been reshaped. This paper proposes …
consequences, through which the state itself has also been reshaped. This paper proposes …