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Special Section: China and the World Economy: Special Section for the 10th Biennial Conference of Hong Kong Economic Association

Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on China’s soft power: preliminary evidence

Jan P. VoonDepartment of Economics, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
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Xinpeng XuFaculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 120-131 | Published online: 03 Nov 2019

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