The geoeconomics of Belt and Road Disputes: A case study on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

• Main Author: MCLAUGHLIN, Mark
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Belt and Road Initiative; geoeconomics; investor-state dispute settlement; investor-state mediation; Asian Studies; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; International Law; International Trade Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4292; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6250/viewcontent/Geoeconomics_china_pakistan_economic_corridor_2023_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article argues that the dovetailing economic, geopolitical, and security interests that underpin the Belt and Road Initiative demands a dispute resolution mechanism that focuses on broader interests and legal rights. Using the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a case study, it identifi...