Research on China's Overseas Parks under"the Belt and Road"Initiative:Progress,Challenges and Prospects
The overseas free trade zones(overseas economic and trade cooperation zones,overseas parks)are the spatial carriers of China's"Belt and Road"construction and a new model of foreign investment.They not only promote China's industrial transformation and the restructuring of the global industrial chain but also facilitate technological progress,industrialization,and urbanization in countries along the"Belt and Road"initiative.Research on overseas parks has been increasingly attracting attention in academia and has made significant progress.However,there still lacks systematic research and discussion on the development,challenges,and future directions of overseas parks.Based on research obtained from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Web of Science(WOS),and relevant international organizations,this paper systematically reviews the literature on overseas parks in countries along the"Belt and Road"initiative.The results show that research on overseas parks mainly includes comprehensive studies based on types and case perspectives,deductive studies based on cultural and institutional change perspectives,economic impact studies based on international trade and regional economic perspectives,planning theory and application studies based on urban planning perspectives,and overseas experience and critical studies from foreign scholars and international economic politics.Despite the diverse research content and significant progress,there are still issues such as theoretical and mechanistic exploration of the construction and development of China's overseas parks,sustainable development,and how to address the attention and criticism of foreign scholars.Future research on overseas parks should broaden the research perspective,expand domestic and international cooperation channels and networks,improve theoretical framework construction and case studies,summarize general conclusions applicable to the development of overseas parks under different geographical,socio-economic,and cultural conditions,and serve the high-quality development of overseas parks under the"Belt and Road"initiative.
"The Belt and Road"Overseas Free Economic ZonesOverseas Economic and Trade Cooperation ZonesOverseas ParksSystematic Review