🎙️ Mapping Global China's Trade, Investment, and the BRI How is China shaping the future of global trade and investment? In this episode of Mapping Global China Conversations, we sit down with Professor Michele Geraci, former Undersecretary of State at Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development and a visiting professor at NYU Shanghai. With his unique experience bridging academia, finance, and politics, he shares insights on China’s role in the evolving global economy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the challenges of international trade.
🔹 Our Guest: Professor Michele Geraci – Head of the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department of Independence Movement; Former Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development; expert in global trade, Chinese investments, and economic policy. 🔍 Discussion Topics:
✅ China’s Global Trade Strategy – How is China adapting to the shifting landscape of globalization?
✅ The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – Is it an economic project, a political strategy, or both?
✅ China’s Role in the Multipolar World – How is China’s trade with ASEAN, Africa, and Latin America reshaping global economic power?
✅ China’s Investments in Europe – What does China’s economic presence in Italy and Greece reveal about its global ambitions?
✅ The Debt Trap Debate – Is China’s investment in developing countries a form of neo-colonialism or a win-win economic strategy?
✅ Mapping Global China – How can data visualization help us better understand China’s global footprint?
📌 Key Takeaways:
✔ China’s global trade strategy is evolving beyond Western narratives.
✔ The BRI is transforming infrastructure and investment in the Global South.
✔ Economic power is shifting towards a multipolar world, with China playing a key role.
