Speech of Dr. Filippo Boni at Royal Asiatic Society, London
15-12-2017, London
Dr. Filippo Boni of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, remarked during his presentation that the success of the CPEC is important for Beijing as it would showcase to the world the feasibility of China’s OBOR initiative as well as demonstrate the tangible benefits derived from being in China’s camp. He stressed that CPEC could be best seen as an investment package. Discussing the economic angle of the CPEC, he said that the early-harvest projects have proven to work, but that there are also certainly transparency concerns in the long run which ought to be addressed.
Video of Dr. Filippo Boni at Royal Asiatic Society, London
