Şeymanur Yönt, September 2022
This discussion paper will argue that G-7 members’ motivations for countering the BRI revolve around weakening China’s economic and political power.
The G-7’s efforts to counter the BRI are significant because it shows that Global North powers see China’s development model as a threat and worry about China’s rise with its promotion of non-Western political values. Moreover, its significance stems from the fact that such efforts will probably lead to a reform in the BRI and the PGII, will in- crease the focus on global concerns and will lev- el up the volume of infrastructure projects