The Effect of China’s Overseas Engineering Projects on National Image: Empirical Analysis Based on Global Survey Data

Zhen Qi, Yixiao Zhou, Gongyan Yang
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Overseas engineering projects (OEPs) significantly facilitate China’s participation in global politics and economy. Based on Pew Global Surveys from 2005 to 2019, this study investigates the relationship between China’s OEP and the country’s national image. We find that OEPs have a positive impact in this regard, but most significantly in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. Specifically, China’s image gains the most positive impact from transportation and energy projects and, to the greatest extent, from those powered by financial assistance rather than by imported Chinese workers. Such a positive effect is, in addition, most pronounced in low- and middle-income countries with a low level of national governance, while it is negligible in states that are US allies. This study affords a deeper understanding of the spillover effects of overseas economic activities at both the political and social levels.
中国海外工程项目对国家形象的影响:基于全球调查数据的实证分析
海外工程项目(OEPs)极大地促进了中国对全球政治和经济的参与。本研究基于 2005 年至 2019 年的皮尤全球调查,探讨了中国海外工程项目与中国国家形象之间的关系。我们发现,海外经济伙伴关系在这方面具有积极影响,但在参与 "一带一路 "倡议的国家中影响最为显著。具体而言,交通和能源项目对中国形象的正面影响最大,而由财政援助而非引进中国工人推动的项目对中国形象的正面影响也最大。此外,这种积极影响在国家治理水平较低的中低收入国家最为明显,而在美国的盟国则微乎其微。这项研究有助于更深入地了解海外经济活动在政治和社会层面的溢出效应。
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