JACOB GUNTER: Is Belt and Road a Game Changer for European Companies? (2/2)
OUR TOPIC
In the second part of this episode, we discuss the EU’s Connectivity Strategy and its relationship to BRI in third-country markets. Our guest also offers some predictions and recommendations for the future development of connectivity initiatives.
OUR GUEST
Jacob Gunter - Policy and Communications Manager at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and lead author of their recent report on the involvement of European companies in the Belt and Road Initiative: "The Road Less Travelled". He has spent over eight years in China: living as a student and professional in Yuyao, in Zhejiang province; in Nanjing, where he studied at the prestigious Hopkins–Nanjing Center; and, currently, in Beijing. As he told me himself, he represents globalization in practice: an American working in China for the European Union.
Be sure to check out the report “The Road Less Traveled - Involvement of European Companies in China’s Belt and Road Initiative” that we discuss on the show.
Follow him on Twitter at: @Jacob_T_Gunter
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The written interview has been edited for length and clarity.