@inbook{72ecad110efb449c8b97a3dd7812deb2,
title = "China{\textquoteright}s Diplomatic Forays in the CARICOM-Caribbean Community in the Light of the Belt and Road Initiative",
abstract = "The emergence of China and India is reshaping the global power structure and also forging a new phase of multi-polarity. Beijing{\textquoteright}s significant inroads in the Caribbean have led to the question of what is going to be its long-term strategy? The Belt and Road Initiative is aimed at deepening economic integration between China and regions around the world. And CARICOM is not an exception! China{\textquoteright}s engagement in the Caribbean has ushered new and emerging development initiatives, however, we need to see whether such a relationship will escalate rivalries or prove to be sustainable and forge synergy in the future? After all, the greatest skill to “earn a victory is to do without even fighting a battle”. The paper will briefly examine the extension of China{\textquoteright}s BRI strategy in the region; explain the geopolitical and security implications of BRI diplomacy, and finally, conclude whether it will have unpleasant side effects.",
keywords = "Belt and Road Initiative, CARICOM, Caribbean, China, Diplomacy",
author = "Nalanda Roy",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.",
year = "2022",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-98733-6\_3",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030987329",
series = "Managing New Security Threats in the Caribbean",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
pages = "53--68",
booktitle = "Managing New Security Threats in the Caribbean",
address = "Switzerland",
}