O papel do oeste chinês no atual processo de desenvolvimento na República Popular da China: uma análise da centralidade da província de Xinjiang na Belt and Road Initiative

Abstract

The Belt And Road Initiative is the largest economic-political project of the People’s Republic of China today. The initiative launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping became a milestone in Chinese efforts to promote shared development through the financing that China allocated to the more than 150 countries that joined the initiative. Despite the great promises that BRI brings to the global context, the project also has a relevant importance for China's domestic affairs, such as the historic issue of Chinese regional development, especially from the western region of the country. Given this, this research seeks to answer the following question: How are the investments and projects of Belt And Road Initiative in western China, especially in the province of Xinjiang, aligned with domestic and external goals of the current process of development of the People’s Republic of China? The research was conducted through bibliographic review and qualitative analysis of texts and data. Finally, it is concluded that the West Chinese and the province of Xinjiang are one of the main supporters of BRI and that investments in infrastructure in the region are essential for the achievement of the initiative objectives in both the Chinese and international domestic plan.