Chinas Digital Silk Road

In recent years, China has become a world leader in e-commerce, e-currency, 5G and artificial intelligence, cementing itself as a major competitor to established powers. Gerald Chan poses the question: How has China pulled this off? Arguing that the answer lies in the countrys Digital Silk Road, a multi- faceted programme to connect the world via digital means, the book explores how China has shaped the development of the digital order, secured a critical role in internet governance and upset the status-quo powers. Integrating empirical research with innovative theory, this forward-looking book is the first of its kind to unravel the complex web spun through Chinas Digital Silk Road. Chapters offer a unique Chinese perspective on the evolution of the global digital economy and digital currencies, highlighting Chinas growing influence in driving technological development and setting global industrial standards. Following on from Chans previous publications on the countrys high-speed rail networks and maritime infrastructure, Chinas Digital Silk Road offers a timely look at Chinas predominant role in shaping the global digital order. Advancing a geo-developmental framework to analyse Chinas Belt and Road Initiative, the book will be of unique interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics and global development.