TY - BOOK AU - ZHOU Weifeng AU - ESTEBAN Mario TI - Beyond balancing: China's approach towards the Belt and Road Initiative PY - 2018/// KW - CHINA KW - STRATEGY KW - BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE N2 - This article explores the motivations and calculations behind China's Belt and Road Initiative. It argues that China's efforts to enhance regional multilateral cooperation across the Eurasian space through the BRI are strongly motivated by a multifaceted grand strategy. The BRI serves as a decisive strategic maneuver for China to ensure security and promote power status in the international order, moving from a rule-taker to rule-maker UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2018.1433476 ER -