Li Sheng is a professor of political economy and public policy and the associate dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau. He received his master and PhD of economics from Universitaet Freiburg, Germany, after graduating from Peking University. His recent research focuses on international political economy. He has published over 60 research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals, among which 40 are published in journals listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index. He has published two monographs with Palgrave MacMillan, and another one is in press.Dmitri Felix do Nascimento is a post-doctoral Fellow of Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macau. He received his PhD in Political Sciences/International Relations from the University of Lisbon/Portugal. He has extensive publications on trade and politics of BRIC countries.

• Chapter 1. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): The South-South Cooperation (SSC) with Chinese Characteristics.- Chapter 2. The Belt and Road Initiative: China’s New Role in Geopolitics and Security Issue.- Chapter 3. The BRI and its Economic Corridors: Opportunities for Development.- Chapter 4. Technological and Financial Integration in the BRI.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.

Li Sheng is a professor of political economy and public policy and the associate dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau. He received his master and PhD of economics from Universitaet Freiburg, Germany, after graduating from Peking University. His recent research focuses on international political economy. He has published over 60 research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals, among which 40 are published in journals listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index. He has published two monographs with Palgrave MacMillan, and another one is in press.Dmitri Felix do Nascimento is a post-doctoral Fellow of Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macau. He received his PhD in Political Sciences/International Relations from the University of Lisbon/Portugal. He has extensive publications on trade and politics of BRIC countries.

• Chapter 1. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): The South-South Cooperation (SSC) with Chinese Characteristics.- Chapter 2. The Belt and Road Initiative: China’s New Role in Geopolitics and Security Issue.- Chapter 3. The BRI and its Economic Corridors: Opportunities for Development.- Chapter 4. Technological and Financial Integration in the BRI.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.

Li Sheng is a professor of political economy and public policy and the associate dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau. He received his master and PhD of economics from Universitaet Freiburg, Germany, after graduating from Peking University. His recent research focuses on international political economy. He has published over 60 research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals, among which 40 are published in journals listed in the Social Sciences Citation Index. He has published two monographs with Palgrave MacMillan, and another one is in press.Dmitri Felix do Nascimento is a post-doctoral Fellow of Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macau. He received his PhD in Political Sciences/International Relations from the University of Lisbon/Portugal. He has extensive publications on trade and politics of BRIC countries.

• Chapter 1. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): The South-South Cooperation (SSC) with Chinese Characteristics.- Chapter 2. The Belt and Road Initiative: China’s New Role in Geopolitics and Security Issue.- Chapter 3. The BRI and its Economic Corridors: Opportunities for Development.- Chapter 4. Technological and Financial Integration in the BRI.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.