By the Editor: Collectively, as we are bombarded by information from all sources, it would seem we are drawn to simple analogies to describe complex developments. The author questions whether, when one scratches below the surface, China’s Belt & Road Initiative is all it is reported to be. And certainly not the offensive economic initiative as some purport; albeit it might well be a ‘commercial wrapper’ for broader geo-strategic purposes. As ever the ‘devil is in the detail’ and the author provides the essential detail upon which one might ponder to better understand the efficacy of this C…
