The Persian translation of the book "China's Belt and Road Initiative" by Hadi Azimi, retired faculty member of Shahid Beheshti University, has been published recently by Allameh Tabataba'i University Press in 415 pages. The book was originally written by Wenxian Zhang, Ilan Alon and Christoph Lattemann.
The authors of the book write: “Through the chapters collected in this book, we have started to develop a deeper and wider understanding of the BRI. Using a multiple lens for analysis, scholarly disciplines, and country/regional perspectives, we can see that consensus has not been reached about what BRI is, how it may affect others, and how it may evolve. What is clear, however, is that BRI will have a large and significant impact beyond the Asia-Pacific region. BRI will have cultural, administrative, physical, and economic effects that will be felt for years to come. Culturally speaking, more people will study Chinese, interact with the Chinese, and learn to respect their culture. Cyber connections and satellite communications will connect more people, products, and countries in new ways. Economically speaking, as many of the chapters in this book demonstrate, BRI will have a great impact on trade, foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, and industry structures (within and outside specific countries). AIIB and SWFs will provide much-needed access to capital, especially to impoverished countries. BRI will affect the governance of countries and the world economy. Maritime, rail, and road transport systems will be improved and expanded. The political ramifications will be also felt in areas of national security, energy security, geopolitics, and the military, but the jury is still out about how these changes will affect specific countries and regions, and whether all of those affected will welcome the changes.”