In December 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, which consists of land and maritime (blue) economic corridors extending to Europe and Africa. Today, about 145 countries are involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, which is primarily composed of large development projects meeting the infrastructure investment needs of states in the energy, industry, trade, and transportation sectors. The Belt and Road Initiative’s land corridors consist of six main routes. One of these is the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIMEC). This route starts from China, extends to Myanmar, from there to the northeastern states of India and…
Author: Cenk TAMER
Cenk TAMER
Dr. Cenk Tamer graduated from the Department of International Relations in 2014 and started his master’s degree at Gazi University, Department of Middle East and African Studies in the same year. Tamer, who completed his master’s degree in 2016 with his thesis titled “Iran’s Iraq Policy After 1990”, started to work as a Research Assistant at ANKASAM in 2017 and was accepted to Gazi University International Relations Doctorate Program in the same year. Tamer’s areas of expertise include Iran, sects, mysticism, the Mahdi, identity politics and Asia-Pacific, and he is fluent in English. Tamer, who completed his doctorate in 2022 with his thesis titled “Identity Construction Process and Mahdiism in the Islamic Republic of Iran within the Framework of Social Constructivism Theory and Securitization Approach”, is currently working as an Asia-Pacific Specialist at ANKASAM.
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China, generation and road attempt projects initiated in 2013, increases its economic and strategic effectiveness on all continents. Beijing, which set out to revive the Historical Silk Road, may face various difficulties in the economic corridors extending to the West.These are basically instability in Afghanistan and Myanmar, terrorism problems in Pakistan, and political fights with India.Due to these difficulties, China has turned to alternative projects that will guarantee the security of economic corridors.China-Myanmar Economy Corridor (ÇMEK) is one of these projects. In line with this project, China invests in the Port of Kyaukpyu in Myanmar and thus opens to the…