Part 1. The Ancient Silk Road: A History and Civilization Perspective -- 1. The Introduction of Western Learning and the Response of Chinese Intellectuals in 16-18 Centuries -- 2. The “Belt and Road Initiative” and Intercultural Dialogue -- 3. “Silk Road Spirit” and China-EU Civilization Partnership -- 4. “Children’s Space” along the Silk Road: Start with Terracotta Pig-Shaped rattle unearthed in Cyprus -- 5. The Cyprian King Evagoras in Isocrates and the Image of Perfect Kingship in the Contexts of Classical Greek and Chinese Intellectuals -- Part II. The Contemporary “Belt and Road”: An Empirical Perspective -- 6. China and Southern Europe: Relations and Prospects: A Stakeholder’s Perspective -- 7. The “Belt and Road” Initiative and Eurasian Regional Cooperation -- 8. The Characteristics of the Legal Risks of “One Belt One Road” and Their Preventive Measures -- 9. The “Belt and Road” International Production Capacity Cooperation and Its Prospects -- 10. The Belt and Road Initiative - Supply Chain Resilience as a Prerequisite for Sustainability -- Part III. The Future of “Belt and Road”: A Theoretical Perspective -- 11. The History, Silk and Future Road -- 12. China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative as a Soft Power apparatus in Mediterranean -- 13. The “Pan-securitization” of the EU’s Connectivity Policy and China-EU Cooperation -- 14. Educational Belt and Cultural Road: Back to the future of Great Civilizations -- 15. The Belt and Road Initiative and the Future of Global Governance.

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This open access book presents the main theme which advances the significance of cultural dialogue between China and Europe. The essence of the historical ties between China and Europe has resurfaced, much because of the Belt and Road Initiative launched in 2013 by China’s President Xi Jinping. The Belt and Road Initiative aims to bring China closer to Europe, Africa, and other parts of the world, as well as to connect certain parts of Asia into a huge network of countries through both land and maritime corridors. While the concept originally dates back to the Han Dynasty some 2,000 years ago, when the Silk Road developed into an ancient network of trade routes connecting Imperial China to the markets of the Mediterranean, the Belt and Road Initiative is better defined as a far more holistic approach. As per China’s Policy Paper on the European Union, one of the main aims of the Belt and Road Initiative is to “uphold inter-civilization dialogue and harmony in diversity to facilitate mutual learning between the Chinese and European civilizations”. It is precisely this mutual learning between the Chinese and European civilizations that the present book seeks to explore by means of delving into the historical aspect of intercultural dialogue and between China and Europe, while also proposing a prognosis of how the guiding principles of China–EU relations will develop with regard to inter-civilization dialogue. Gao Xiang, PhD in history and Research Fellow, President of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Director of Chinese Academy of History under CASS. Kostas Gouliamos, Professor, Former Rector of European University Cyprus, Cyprus. Liu Zuokui, PhD in History and Research Fellow, Director General of Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Christos Kassimeris, PhD in Political Science, European University Cyprus, Cyprus.

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