One Belt One Road (OBOR): From the Eyes of the General Public of China. Graded A

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Abstract China is among one of the world fastest growing economy. Over the last few years China has made some great milestones towards expanding economically by shifting from a low-production economy... to an innovative high-production economy. One of the most prominent features of the determination of China to expand economically and strategically position itself in the world economy is the One Belt One Road initiative (OBOR). The OBOR is a project that has two main parts, the Maritime Silk Network and the Silk Road economic Belt. It is one of the largest projects to be ever done by China connecting China to more than 60 countries. This research will focus on evaluating the OBOR initiative in the eyes of the general public of China. This includes what the Chinese general public view as the importance and also shortcomings of the OBOR project. More importantly our research will focus on the role that the Chinese media plays in shaping the opinion that the public has towards the OBOR initiative. The research also conducts literature review to examine the work of previous researchers in regards to the OBOR initiative. This research also adopted quantitative research methodology by using primary data. The primary data was collected through a survey method that involved the distribution of questionnaires to respondents. The questionnaires have relevant questions revolving around what are the respondent’s views towards the OBOR project. A sample of 100 respondents was surveyed by the use of convenience sampling. From the survey response the research proceeds to analyze data to get more understanding on the response of the respondents and also make recommendations in regards to the OBOR initiative. The results of this research shows that to most of the general public of China, however much most feels that there are positive impact of OBOR in to their life and to the country at large there are some serious reservations that most people have regarding the OBOR. The two three main concerns is on the approach that the Chinese government has taken towards the project, the insecurities and terror threat associated with the initiative and the fact that the government has shown little efforts in enlightening the public on the details of the OBOR initiative. The research also found that there the Chinese media have played a critical role in shaping the public view towards the OBOR. Specifically, the media has worked to promote the official government position of painting the OBOR only on the positive side with little regard to the negative side of the OBOR initiative. 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