The Geoeconomics of Belt and Road Disputes: A Case Study on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Journal: Asian Journal of International Law
Year: 2023

Abstract This article argues that the dovetailing economic, geopolitical, and security interests that underpin the Belt and Road Initiative demands a dispute resolution mechanism that focuses on broader interests and legal rights. Using the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a case study, it identifies the conditions in which Chinese investors could have initiated an investment arbitration but did not. This can be explained by the rights-based orientation of investment treaties failing t