Social Sciences in China, 2024

Vol. 45 , No. 4, 2024

 

On the Innovative Pathway of the Rule of Law for the Belt and Road Initiative

(Abstract)

 

Liu Jingdong

 

Along with the successful progress of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the past decade and more, the rule of law for the BRI has improved substantially, becoming a dazzling landscape in the international rule of law. At present, the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, with intensified geopolitical confrontation in international relations and the serious undermining of the systems of global economic governance and multilateral rules. In the face of the complex and volatile international situation, the BRI as an international public good cannot remain unaffected, and the rule of law  for the BRI inevitably faces greater risks and challenges. China should work with the participating countries of the BRI to overcome difficulties, utilize international rule of law thinking, discuss scientific plans to address the risks  and challenges of the rule of law for the BRI, and build an innovative development pathway for the BRI rule of law, sharing the institutional dividends created by the rule of law for the BRI and promoting reforms that align with the times in the global economic governance system.

 

Keywords: rule of law, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), international rule of law, innovative pathway