Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China


NC/1NR EU CP Internal Net Benefit AT #5—OBOR Bad Impact Turn



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2NC/1NR EU CP Internal Net Benefit AT #5—OBOR Bad Impact Turn

They say OBOR is actually bad and causes many problems, but

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  1. OBOR has counter measures to prevent problems



Lu, April 2016 [Miao, PhD Executive Secretary General of the Center for China and Globalization, April 28, http://www.brinknews.com/one-belt-one-road-risks-and-countermeasures-for-chinese-companies/]
Outsourcing experts to conduct risk analysis Chinese enterprises need to be business-like and realistic in factoring potential risks into the cost of investment projects. They need to make the best use of top-flight foreign risk analysis firms, while also employing the expertise of leading Chinese think tanks doing risk analysis, such as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Let think tanks play a big role in risk management of One Belt, One Road initiatives Think tanks, particularly those run independently, are in a better position to evaluate development risk. Firms investing in One Belt, One Road should involve such organizations in planning for such projects and attempting to balance the interests of the stakeholders involved in them. Setting a network of cooperative the One Belt, One Road zone think tanks should promote in-depth and comprehensive discussion of the problems and concerns of the relevant parties. Set up a security mechanism to address security concerns In the short term, Chinese companies ought to beef up their internal security by making use of good private security contractors. In the long term, however, they need to establish trust and build durable partnerships with local stakeholders in the One Belt, One Road countries targeted for investment. Attach more importance to corporate social responsibility Chinese companies investing abroad should be more concerned about corporate social responsibility, which can be a key element in enhancing China’s “soft power” in the One Belt, One Road area. Firms should pay especially close attention to their treatment of local workers and the environmental impact of investment projects (both issues in Myanmar). Effective corporate social responsibility can go a long way in reducing the internal security risks faced by firms seeking to invest in One Belt, One Road countries. Capacity building in nurturing partnership with NGOs and the civil society Chinese enterprises with outbound investments need to pay more attention to local nongovernmental organizations and work with civil society actors in One Belt, One Road countries. One road countries where NGOs are very active are becoming important spokesmen for civil society. While doing projects, NGOs should be invited to express their concerns and interests. Recruiting and nurturing talent with an international mindset To better understand conditions in diverse and complex foreign environments, Chinese companies investing in One Belt, One Road must effectively integrate knowledgeable foreign talent into the management of overseas investment operations. Equally important, two-way educational and cultural exchange between Chinese and local people in One Belt, One Road areas should be promoted. This can play a crucial role in promoting cross-cultural awareness between China and One Belt, One Road countries. To this end, a One Belt, One Road scholarship fund ought to be established to enable students from these countries to study in China, and likewise, Chinese to live and learn about places like Kazakhstan, which have very different and unique cultures and social norms.

  1. OBOR dramatically improves the global economy while making countries more interconnected



Financial Express, February 2016 [“Reviving the Silk Route via One Belt, One Road”, February 29, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/fe-columnist/reviving-the-silk-route-via-one-belt-one-road/217271/]
China’s pioneering One Belt, One Road (OBOR) plan, initiated by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is now steadily gathering momentum, by way of projects ranging from airports to deepwater ports, canals to railway lines, all fortuitously spread across several geostrategic points on the map. In fact, OBOR is now starting to become a reality. While the Chinese hail OBOR—some 900 projects worth $890 billion lined up—as a vindication of Chinese prowess and lead in global connectivity and communication serving global needs, observers see more in it than just a benign Chinese benediction. Consider why. OBOR has two components—Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Both, naturally, in measures of national interest and global connectivity, envisage China’s footprints on the high seas, channels and ports, as well as highlands and lowlands of the continental mass—the strategy being an updated version of the ancient Silk Route, the circuitous jumble of trading routes of the past undertaken by caravans, sea-junks and dhows touching Central Asia and circumnavigating to far corners. The updated version, OBOR, envisages a more comprehensive mesh, envisaging connective infrastructure—road plus sea—designed to link, smoothen, lubricate wheels of China’s trade and exchange. The karmic reincarnation of the former Silk Route as OBOR is backed by China’s largesse of foreign exchange reserves of $4 trillion, and its dramatic rise, showing little dent of its faltering economy and slowdown to 6.9% in 2015, lower than the anticipated 7% growth. OBOR seeks to place China at the centre of an axis of connectivity, creating a seamless interface of physical infrastructure (ports, roads), trade (with East and West) and finance (connecting China with the rest of the world). Overland roads, highways, expressways, maritime ports and harbours are geared to ease economic connections. One of the biggest dividends, China claims, is “connecting peoples’ minds”. OBOR touches more than 60 countries and over 4 billion people, enabling an outlet for Chinese construction companies, goods and labour, and in return, offer many primary products in exchange. OBOR is motivated by its own geographic compulsions—large parts of western and southern China constitute the land-locked interior. China’s excessive dependence on the sea route for exports and energy security (almost 80% of China’s oil from the Middle East and Africa) passes through the narrow and busy Strait of Malacca, which posits the quintessential ‘Malacca Dilemma’. Both the road and sea infrastructure are poised to help the land-locked interior and address the excessive reliance on the notorious Malacca choke-point. The ambition of OBOR is partly captured by a professor of international relations at Seoul National University, Jae Ho Chung, who contends that OBOR footprints “55% of the world gross national product, 70% of the world’s population, and 75% of its energy reserves”, and translates as Chinese presence from the Middle East to Africa to as far as the European backyard.



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