ABSTRACT Picture this: it’s the early 2010s, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, unveiling what would become one of the most talked-about global initiatives of our time—the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Back then, it wasn’t a polished blueprint with every detail mapped out; there were no comprehensive white papers dictating … Leggi tutto China’s Global Port Empire: Unraveling Myths and Realities in 2025