Cultural knowledge in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

该项目旨在阐明中国“一带一路”倡议（BRI）的国际扩张如何受到文化因素以及经济和政治外交的影响。关于地方优先事项与全球网络相互作用的新知识来自中国及其食品供应商阿根廷、巴西和澳大利亚收集的人种学数据。它假设这种相互作用是由研究和传播当地生态和领土知识的个人和机构调解的。预期成果包括学术出版物、政策文件和媒体报道。其好处包括填补了网络理论的空白，更新了研究伦理方法，提高了管理“一带一路”影响的国家能力。

This project aims to clarify how the international expansion of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is shaped by cultural factors alongside economic and political diplomacy. New knowledge about the interaction of local priorities with global networks is drawn from ethnographic data gathered in China and its food suppliers Argentina, Brazil and Australia. It hypothesises that such interactions are mediated by individuals and institutions who research and communicate local ecological and territorial knowledge. Expected outcomes include academic publications, policy papers, and media pieces. Benefits include filling a gap in network theory, an updated approach to research ethics, and improved national capacity to manage BRI’s impact.