Provision of Infrastructure and Local Conflict: Project-level Evidence from China's Belt and Road Initiative

• In Event: The Politics of Chinese FDI

Brief Overview

This study examines the influence of the Chinese BRI infrastructure projects on local conflicts. Results show that while BRI projects don’t escalate state-based conflicts, they significantly reduce non-state conflicts locally.

Authors

• Huiyi Lyu, Tsinghua University

• Chong Chen, Tsinghua University