China’s Path to Modernization and Legal Pluralism: Transplants and the Belt and Road Initiative

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Analysis reveals China's adaptive legal frameworks in host countries via the Belt and Road Initiative, suggesting legal pluralism.

China's modernization process emphasizes legal pluralism, promoting a mix of domestic and foreign legal frameworks.
The article highlights how China's Belt and Road Initiative fosters legal adaptations rather than traditional transplants.
Through historical experience, China employs a pragmatic strategy combining Chinese and Western practices in legal systems.
Concerns about legal fragmentation arise, but the approach encourages a diverse legal landscape, countering homogenization.

Zoppolato et al. (2025) studied this question.

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